SAA-C03 Question 439
Select 3A company has a multi-account setup in AWS Organizations and wants to track the costs incurred by each department within the organization. They also want to allocate costs for shared services, such as a central logging system, to the respective departments. Which combination of AWS features can help the company achieve this goal?
- A
Enable cost allocation tags and set up tag-based cost reports in AWS Cost Explorer.
- B
Use AWS Budgets to automatically split shared costs across accounts.
- C
Enable consolidated billing in AWS Organizations to combine usage and get a single bill for all accounts.
- D
Create linked accounts for each department in AWS Organizations and track costs at the linked account level.
- E
Use the AWS Pricing Calculator to estimate costs and allocate shared services accordingly.
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Correct answers: A, C, D
Explanation
To track costs for each department and allocate shared service costs effectively, the company should enable cost allocation tags to categorize resources, use consolidated billing to combine account usage into a single bill, and create linked accounts for each department to track costs at a detailed level. These features work together to provide comprehensive cost management and allocation capabilities.
- A. Correct.
Correct. Cost allocation tags allow you to track costs by tagging resources with specific metadata, such as department names, and generate tag-based cost reports in AWS Cost Explorer.
- B. Incorrect.
Incorrect. AWS Budgets is used to set spending limits and monitor cost thresholds but does not split shared costs across accounts.
- C. Correct.
Correct. Enabling consolidated billing in AWS Organizations combines usage across accounts, making it easier to track overall costs and allocate them appropriately.
- D. Correct.
Correct. Linked accounts in AWS Organizations allow cost tracking at a granular level and can help associate costs with specific departments.
- E. Incorrect.
Incorrect. The AWS Pricing Calculator is used for estimating costs before deployment but is not designed for tracking or allocating costs after resources are in use.