SAA-C03 · Question #247
A company uses AWS Cost Explorer to monitor its AWS costs. The company notices that Amazon Elastic Block Store (Amazon EBS) storage and snapshot costs increase every month. However, the company does…
The correct answer is D. Delete all nonessential snapshots. Use Amazon Data Lifecycle Manager to create and manage. Amazon Data Lifecycle Manager (DLM) automates the creation, retention, and deletion of EBSsnapshots. This allows organizations to define policies that ensure snapshots are only kept as long as needed, reducing costs automatically and minimizing manual effort. AWS recommends…
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A company uses AWS Cost Explorer to monitor its AWS costs. The company notices that Amazon Elastic Block Store (Amazon EBS) storage and snapshot costs increase every month. However, the company does not purchase additional EBS storage every month. The company wants to optimize monthly costs for its current storage usage. Which solution will meet these requirements with the LEAST operational overhead?
Options
- AUse logs in Amazon CloudWatch Logs to monitor the storage utilization of Amazon EBS. Use
- BUse a custom script to monitor space usage. Use Amazon EBS Elastic Volumes to reduce the
- CDelete all expired and unused snapshots to reduce snapshot costs.
- DDelete all nonessential snapshots. Use Amazon Data Lifecycle Manager to create and manage
How the community answered
(57 responses)- A14% (8)
- B9% (5)
- C4% (2)
- D74% (42)
Explanation
Amazon Data Lifecycle Manager (DLM) automates the creation, retention, and deletion of EBSsnapshots. This allows organizations to define policies that ensure snapshots are only kept as long as needed, reducing costs automatically and minimizing manual effort. AWS recommends using DLM for optimizing storage and managing backup lifecycle with minimal
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