SAA-C03 Question 528
Select 3Your company has recently adopted AWS Organizations to manage a multi-account setup. As a Solutions Architect, you are tasked with implementing a cost management solution that enables centralized billing while ensuring that each team can track their respective costs. Which combination of the following AWS features would best meet this requirement?
- A
Enable consolidated billing in AWS Organizations
- B
Use cost allocation tags to categorize AWS resources
- C
Enable Savings Plans for all accounts in the organization
- D
Set up AWS Budgets for each account to monitor spending
- E
Activate the AWS Cost and Usage Report (CUR) for detailed cost tracking
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Correct answers: A, B, E
Explanation
To implement an effective cost management solution in a multi-account AWS setup, enabling consolidated billing allows centralized cost management. Cost allocation tags help track costs for specific teams or projects, and the AWS Cost and Usage Report (CUR) provides detailed insights into resource usage and spending. These features collectively address the requirement for centralized billing and team-specific cost tracking.
- A. Correct.
Enabling consolidated billing in AWS Organizations is essential for managing costs across multiple accounts and provides a single bill for all linked accounts.
- B. Correct.
Cost allocation tags are critical for categorizing resources and tracking costs at a granular level, which helps teams identify their respective expenses.
- C. Incorrect.
While Savings Plans help reduce compute costs, they are not directly related to tracking or managing costs across teams in a multi-account setup.
- D. Incorrect.
AWS Budgets can monitor spending, but they are not directly involved in categorizing or centralizing cost tracking.
- E. Correct.
The AWS Cost and Usage Report (CUR) provides detailed cost tracking and is crucial for analyzing costs across linked accounts.