A company runs a critical e-commerce platform on AWS. The Chief Technology Officer (CTO) wants a dedicated Technical Account Manager (TAM) who will provide proactive architectural guidance, conduct regular operational reviews, and maintain a deep understanding of the company's AWS environment. The company also requires a response time of 15 minutes for business-critical system issues, 24/7 access to senior AWS engineers, and access to the AWS Infrastructure Event Management service for planned launches. Which AWS Support plan should the company choose?
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Basic Support
The Basic Support plan includes only documentation, whitepapers, and the AWS Support forum. It does not provide a dedicated TAM, fast response times for business-critical issues, or Infrastructure Event Management. It is not suitable for a company requiring proactive architecture guidance and rapid response for critical workloads.
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Developer Support
The Developer Support plan offers technical support via email during business hours, with a response time of up to 12 hours for critical issues. It does not include a dedicated TAM, 15-minute response for business-critical issues, or Infrastructure Event Management. It is intended for early development and testing, not for production-critical systems requiring proactive guidance.
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Business Support
The Business Support plan provides 24/7 access to Cloud Support Engineers, a 1-hour response time for business-critical issues, and support for third-party software. However, it does not include a dedicated Technical Account Manager (TAM) or Infrastructure Event Management. While better than Developer, it still lacks the personalized, proactive architectural guidance and the 15-minute response time that the company requires.
Best answer
Enterprise Support
The Enterprise Support plan is the highest tier and includes all the features the company needs: a dedicated Technical Account Manager (TAM) for proactive architectural guidance and operational reviews, a 15-minute response time for business-critical issues, 24/7 access to senior engineers, and AWS Infrastructure Event Management. This plan is designed for organizations running critical workloads that demand a high level of personalized, proactive support.
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KKey Concepts to Remember
- Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
- Find the constraint that changes the correct option.
- Eliminate answers that are true in general but not in this case.
- Use explanations to understand the rule behind the answer.
TExam Day Tips
- Underline the problem statement mentally.
- Watch for words such as best, first, most likely and least administrative effort.
- Review why wrong options are wrong, not only why the correct option is correct.
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Question 2
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Question 3
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Question 4
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Question 5
A company uses AWS for its development environment. The finance team wants to set a monthly budget of $10,000. They want to receive an email notification when the actual costs reach 80% of the budget ($8,000) and again when costs exceed the budget. The team needs a managed AWS service that can automatically send these alerts without requiring custom code or third-party tools. Which AWS service should the team use?
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FAQ
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What does this CLF-C02 question test?
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
What is the correct answer to this question?
The correct answer is: Enterprise Support — The AWS Enterprise Support plan is designed for customers running mission-critical workloads that require a high level of personalized support. Key features include a dedicated Technical Account Manager (TAM) who provides proactive guidance and operational reviews, a 15-minute response time for business-critical issues, 24/7 access to senior Cloud Support Engineers, and access to AWS Infrastructure Event Management (IEM) for planning and executing major events like product launches. Basic, Developer, and Business support plans do not offer a dedicated TAM or the 15-minute response time for business-critical issues.
What should I do if I get this CLF-C02 question wrong?
Then try more questions from the same exam bank and focus on understanding why the wrong options are tempting.
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