SAA-C03 Question 391
Select 3A company uses AWS Organizations with multiple accounts for different departments. The finance team wants to track AWS costs by department and environment (e.g., production, development) across all accounts. Which combination of AWS Cost Management features should the company use to achieve this?
- A
Enable cost allocation tags and define tags for department and environment.
- B
Use AWS Budgets to set spending limits for each department.
- C
Enable consolidated billing in AWS Organizations.
- D
Use the AWS Cost and Usage Report (CUR) to analyze tagged resources and costs.
- E
Set up AWS Savings Plans to reduce overall costs.
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Correct answers: A, C, D
Explanation
To track AWS costs by department and environment in a multi-account setup, the company should use a combination of cost allocation tags, consolidated billing, and the AWS Cost and Usage Report (CUR). Cost allocation tags categorize resources, consolidated billing aggregates costs across accounts, and CUR provides detailed insights into tagged costs. AWS Budgets and Savings Plans, while useful for cost control and optimization, are not relevant for this specific use case.
- A. Correct.
Correct: Cost allocation tags allow you to track costs by assigning metadata (e.g., department, environment) to resources. This is essential for categorizing costs across multiple accounts.
- B. Incorrect.
Incorrect: While AWS Budgets is useful for setting spending thresholds and alerts, it does not help with tracking costs by department or environment.
- C. Correct.
Correct: Consolidated billing enables centralized cost management across all AWS accounts in an organization and aggregates usage data for better tracking.
- D. Correct.
Correct: The AWS Cost and Usage Report provides detailed reports, including costs associated with specific tags, which can help analyze costs by department and environment.
- E. Incorrect.
Incorrect: AWS Savings Plans help reduce costs but do not provide the capability to track costs by department or environment.