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Difficulty: HardMethods of Deploying and Operating in AWS

A software developer needs to write a custom microservice that reads and writes messages in an Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS) queue. Concurrently, a financial administrator needs to perform a one-time visual audit of the company's AWS spending patterns over the last quarter and configure an email alert for when estimated charges exceed a set threshold. Which of the following AWS interaction methods represent the most appropriate choices for these two scenarios? (Select TWO.)

  1. Use the AWS Software Development Kit (SDK) to programmatically interact with the SQS queue from within the microservice codeAnswer
  2. Use the AWS Management Console to visually review quarterly spending graphs and manually configure an AWS Budgets alertAnswer
  3. C
    Use the AWS Management Console to write and run shell scripts that automate the deployment of SQS queues across fifty different AWS accounts
  4. D
    Use the AWS Software Development Kit (SDK) to perform the manual quarterly audit of spending patterns and visually configure the budget alerts
  5. E
    Use AWS CloudFormation templates to compile the custom microservice code and run the SQS message parsing loops

Answer

The correct methods are using the AWS Software Development Kit (SDK) to programmatically interact with the SQS queue within the application code, and using the AWS Management Console to visually review spending graphs and configure the budget alert.
The AWS Software Development Kit (SDK) is the appropriate tool for programmatic service integration within custom application code. The AWS Management Console is the correct tool for manual, visual tasks such as reviewing Cost Explorer graphs and configuring budget alerts.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Evaluate the requirement for the microservice application to programmatically send and receive messages from the SQS queue.
Identify that integrating AWS service actions directly into application runtime logic requires the AWS Software Development Kit (SDK).
The SDK provides library interfaces in various programming languages, making it the standard tool for code-level AWS service interactions.
2
Evaluate the requirement for the financial administrator to conduct a manual visual audit and configure a budget alarm.
Identify that visual dashboard inspection and interactive manual setup are best suited for the AWS Management Console.
The AWS Management Console provides the web UI necessary to navigate Cost Explorer graphs and set budget thresholds without writing code.
3
Review the remaining options to ensure they represent misapplications of AWS interaction tools.
Confirm that using the Console for scripting automation, the SDK for manual dashboard audits, and CloudFormation for application code logic are incorrect patterns.
These distractors incorrectly mix manual tools with automation needs, and infrastructure provisioning tools with application execution.

Key Concept

Selecting the appropriate AWS interaction tool (Console, CLI, SDK, CloudFormation) based on the operational use case (manual, scripting, programmatic, or infrastructure provisioning).
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