SAA-C03 Question 440
Select 3A company uses multiple AWS accounts for different departments and wants to accurately assign costs to each department for better financial management. They also want to generate detailed cost reports and ensure costs are allocated correctly based on usage. Which combination of AWS cost management features should they use?
- A
Enable cost allocation tags and tag resources appropriately
- B
Set up an AWS Budgets report for each department
- C
Use consolidated billing in AWS Organizations to manage accounts
- D
Create a Savings Plan to reduce costs across all accounts
- E
Use the Cost Explorer to filter costs by tags and generate reports
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Correct answers: A, C, E
Explanation
To accurately assign costs to departments and generate detailed reports, the company should use cost allocation tags to categorize resources, consolidated billing in AWS Organizations to manage accounts centrally, and the Cost Explorer to filter and analyze costs by tags. These features work together to provide a clear and detailed view of departmental costs.
- A. Correct.
Cost allocation tags allow you to categorize and track costs associated with specific resources. By tagging resources appropriately, the company can assign costs to departments accurately.
- B. Incorrect.
While AWS Budgets is useful for setting cost thresholds and receiving alerts, it does not directly assist in assigning costs to departments or generating detailed reports.
- C. Correct.
Consolidated billing in AWS Organizations allows cost management across multiple accounts, simplifying the process of tracking and allocating costs for each department.
- D. Incorrect.
Savings Plans are cost-saving options but do not directly contribute to assigning costs to departments or generating reports.
- E. Correct.
The Cost Explorer can be used to analyze and filter costs by tags, which helps in generating detailed cost reports for each department.