SAA-C03 Question 481
Select 2A company is using AWS Organizations to manage multiple AWS accounts. They want to allocate costs to different departments within the organization and track spending for each department. Which combination of AWS cost management features should they use?
- A
Enable cost allocation tags and apply appropriate tags to resources.
- B
Use consolidated billing to group all accounts under a single payer account.
- C
Enable AWS Budgets to define spending limits for each department.
- D
Activate Cost and Usage Reports (CUR) for detailed cost analysis.
- E
Use AWS CloudTrail to monitor API activity for cost tracking.
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Correct answers: A, B
Explanation
To track and allocate costs to different departments, you need a combination of cost allocation tags and consolidated billing. Cost allocation tags enable tagging of resources to categorize costs, while consolidated billing allows grouping of accounts for unified cost management. Other tools like AWS Budgets and CUR provide additional insights and monitoring but are not directly tied to cost allocation or grouping.
- A. Correct.
Correct: Cost allocation tags allow you to label resources, enabling you to track costs by department, project, or other categories. This helps in assigning costs to the appropriate entities.
- B. Correct.
Correct: Consolidated billing in AWS Organizations aggregates billing for all linked accounts, allowing you to view and allocate costs across departments or accounts under a single payer account.
- C. Incorrect.
Incorrect: While AWS Budgets is useful for monitoring spending limits, it does not directly assist in allocating costs or grouping account expenses.
- D. Incorrect.
Incorrect: Cost and Usage Reports (CUR) provide granular cost details but are not directly used for allocating costs or grouping accounts under consolidated billing.
- E. Incorrect.
Incorrect: AWS CloudTrail tracks API activity for governance and monitoring but is not designed for cost tracking or allocation purposes.