CV0-004 Operations and Support Practice Question
An organization wants to reduce cloud costs by identifying underutilized EC2 instances. Which AWS service provides rightsizing recommendations?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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AWS Compute Optimizer
AWS Compute Optimizer analyzes resource utilization and provides recommendations to optimize AWS resources. AWS Cost Explorer shows spending but not specific rightsizing recommendations.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
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AWS Budgets
Why it's wrong here
Budgets track spending, not resource utilization.
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AWS Compute Optimizer
Why this is correct
Compute Optimizer uses machine learning to recommend optimal instance types.
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AWS Trusted Advisor
Why it's wrong here
Trusted Advisor includes cost optimization checks but not as detailed as Compute Optimizer.
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AWS Cost Explorer
Why it's wrong here
Cost Explorer provides cost data and forecasts, not rightsizing recommendations.
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