SAA-C03 Question 389
Select 3Your company has a multi-account AWS environment managed through AWS Organizations. As a Solutions Architect, you are tasked with implementing a cost management strategy that allows you to identify the costs incurred by different projects within your organization. Each AWS account is associated with multiple projects, and you need a way to track costs across accounts for individual projects. Which combination of features should you use?
- A
Enable cost allocation tags and assign them to resources associated with each project.
- B
Activate the AWS Cost and Usage Report (CUR) to get detailed cost insights across all accounts.
- C
Use consolidated billing in AWS Organizations to combine usage and costs across accounts.
- D
Create separate AWS accounts for each project and enable cost allocation tags.
- E
Use AWS Budgets to set spending limits for each project.
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Correct answers: A, B, C
Explanation
To effectively manage costs across a multi-account structure and track spending by project, you need to enable cost allocation tags to categorize costs, use the AWS Cost and Usage Report for detailed insights, and leverage consolidated billing to aggregate costs across accounts. These features together provide the tools necessary for comprehensive cost management and project-level tracking.
- A. Correct.
Correct: Cost allocation tags allow you to track costs by associating tags with resources, making it easier to identify costs for specific projects across accounts.
- B. Correct.
Correct: The AWS Cost and Usage Report provides detailed cost and usage data across accounts, enabling better visibility into project-level spending.
- C. Correct.
Correct: Consolidated billing in AWS Organizations aggregates costs across accounts, simplifying cost management and allowing for centralized billing.
- D. Incorrect.
Incorrect: While creating separate AWS accounts for each project can isolate costs, it is not the most efficient approach when projects span multiple accounts. Cost allocation tags are a better solution in this scenario.
- E. Incorrect.
Incorrect: AWS Budgets helps monitor spending and set alerts, but it does not provide the detailed tracking and allocation capabilities required for this use case.