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DBS-C01 · Question #281

Accompany is using Amazon Redshift for its data warehouse. During review of the last few AWS monthly bills, a database specialist notices charges for Amazon Redshift backup storage. The database speci

The correct answer is C. Create an Amazon CloudWatch billing alarm to publish a message to an Amazon Simple E. Delete manual snapshots that are not required anymore. Amazon Redshift charges for manual snapshots you take using the console, application programming interface (API), or command-line interface (CLI). Redshift Automated snapshots, which are created using Amazon Redshift's snapshot scheduling feature, are offered at no charge and can

Submitted by omar99· Mar 6, 2026Management and Operations

Question

Accompany is using Amazon Redshift for its data warehouse. During review of the last few AWS monthly bills, a database specialist notices charges for Amazon Redshift backup storage. The database specialist needs to decrease the cost of these charges in the future and must create a solution that provides notification if the charges exceed a threshold. Which combination of actions will moot those requirements with the LEAST operational overhead? (Choose two.)

Options

  • AMigrate all manual snapshots to the Amazon S3 Standard-Infrequent Access (S3 Standard-IA)
  • BUse an automated snapshot schedule to take a snapshot once each day
  • CCreate an Amazon CloudWatch billing alarm to publish a message to an Amazon Simple
  • DCreate a serverless AWS Glue job to run every 4 hours to describe cluster snapshots and send
  • EDelete manual snapshots that are not required anymore

How the community answered

(43 responses)
  • A
    7% (3)
  • B
    16% (7)
  • C
    72% (31)
  • D
    5% (2)

Explanation

Amazon Redshift charges for manual snapshots you take using the console, application programming interface (API), or command-line interface (CLI). Redshift Automated snapshots, which are created using Amazon Redshift's snapshot scheduling feature, are offered at no charge and can be retained for a maximum of 35 days.

Topics

#Redshift#backup storage#cost optimization#CloudWatch billing alarm

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