Domain 4.1: Storage Cost Optimization — AWS SAA-C03 Practice Question 55

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Identify the need to delete old snapshots and the tool to automate it (Data Lifecycle Manager).

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EBS snapshots are incremental, but keeping them indefinitely will increase costs. To optimize costs, you should delete snapshots older than the required 30-day retention period. To automate this process going forward, use Amazon Data Lifecycle Manager (DLM) to create a policy that automatically deletes snapshots after 30 days.

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Thinking you can use S3 Lifecycle policies on EBS snapshots. EBS snapshots are stored in an AWS-managed S3 bucket, not your own, so you must use DLM or AWS Backup.

A company takes daily snapshots of its Amazon EBS volumes. The company has noticed that its AWS bill for EBS snapshots is increasing rapidly. The company only needs to retain snapshots for 30 days. Which TWO actions should a solutions architect take to optimize these costs? (Select TWO.)

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