Your company wants to reduce AWS costs by cleaning up unused resources monthly. Which combination of AWS tools and actions best supports this goal?

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AWS - Cost Optimization

AUse AWS Cost Explorer to analyze spending and AWS Trusted Advisor to identify idle resources.

BUse AWS CloudTrail to monitor API calls and AWS EC2 to stop unused servers manually.

CUse AWS Budgets to set cost limits and AWS Lambda to automate resource cleanup.

DUse AWS S3 to store logs and AWS IAM to restrict user access.

Step-by-Step Solution

Solution:

Step 1: Identify tools for cost analysis and resource cleanup
AWS Cost Explorer helps analyze spending patterns; Trusted Advisor identifies idle or underused resources.
Step 2: Match tools to monthly cleanup goal
Combining Cost Explorer and Trusted Advisor supports reviewing costs and finding cleanup targets effectively.
Final Answer:
Use AWS Cost Explorer to analyze spending and AWS Trusted Advisor to identify idle resources. -> Option A
Quick Check:
Cost analysis + idle resource check = Cost reduction [OK]

Quick Trick: Combine Cost Explorer and Trusted Advisor for cleanup [OK]

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