Question 13
Domain 1: Design Solutions for Organizational ComplexityA solutions architect needs to identify historical spending patterns across multiple AWS services and use those trends to forecast future costs. Which AWS tool is the best fit for this requirement?
Correct answer: C
Explanation
Use AWS Cost Explorer to analyze historical cost and usage data and generate forecasts, while other cost tools focus on estimates, budget thresholds, or operational recommendations. — AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional Exam Guide: AWS cost and usage monitoring tools (AWS Trusted Advisor, AWS Pricing Calculator, AWS Cost Explorer, AWS Budgets)
Why each option is right or wrong
A. AWS Trusted Advisor
Trusted Advisor provides recommendations and checks, not historical cost trend analysis and forecasting.
B. AWS Pricing Calculator
Pricing Calculator is used to estimate planned AWS costs before deployment, not analyze past spending.
C. AWS Cost Explorer
AWS Cost Explorer is the AWS cost and usage monitoring tool designed to review historical spending across services and support forecasting based on those usage and cost trends, which matches the requirement to analyze past patterns and project future costs.
D. AWS Budgets
AWS Budgets sets and tracks custom cost or usage thresholds, not detailed historical trend exploration with forecasting focus.