SAA-C03 Question 49: Identifying Over-Provisioned Resources

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A company suspects many EC2 instances are over-provisioned but wants data-driven, AWS-generated recommendations on right-sizing before making changes. Which service provides this?

A) AWS Compute Optimizer.

B) Amazon CloudWatch dashboards only.

C) AWS Config.

D) Amazon Inspector.

Correct Answer: A

Explanation: AWS Compute Optimizer analyzes utilization metrics with machine learning and recommends optimal instance types/sizes to reduce cost and improve performance. (B) dashboards show metrics but don’t generate sizing recommendations. (C) Config tracks configuration/compliance. (D) Inspector assesses security vulnerabilities.