SAP-C02 Question 535
Select 4Your organization uses multiple AWS accounts for different departments, and you need to monitor and control costs across all these accounts. You want to set up a centralized solution that provides cost visibility, sends alerts for budget breaches, and generates detailed cost and usage reports. Which combination of AWS services and features should you use to achieve this?
- A
AWS Organizations with consolidated billing
- B
AWS Budgets with email and Amazon SNS notifications
- C
Amazon CloudWatch Logs to track cost and usage data
- D
Cost Explorer for analyzing and visualizing cost and usage trends
- E
AWS Cost Anomaly Detection to monitor unusual spending patterns
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Correct answers: A, B, D, E
Explanation
To manage and monitor costs effectively across multiple AWS accounts, a combination of AWS Organizations (for centralized billing), AWS Budgets (for alerting), Cost Explorer (for analysis), and AWS Cost Anomaly Detection (for identifying unusual spending) is optimal. Each service plays a specific role in providing visibility, control, and insights into your AWS cost and usage. Amazon CloudWatch Logs, while useful for operational monitoring, is not designed for cost management or reporting.
- A. Correct.
Correct. AWS Organizations with consolidated billing allows you to combine the billing for multiple AWS accounts under one organization, providing a unified view of costs and enabling you to monitor spending across accounts.
- B. Correct.
Correct. AWS Budgets enables you to set budget limits for costs and usage and configure alerts via email or Amazon SNS when these limits are breached.
- C. Incorrect.
Incorrect. While Amazon CloudWatch Logs is a powerful service for logging and monitoring, it is not directly used for tracking cost and usage data. Cost-specific tools like Cost Explorer are more appropriate in this scenario.
- D. Correct.
Correct. Cost Explorer helps analyze and visualize cost and usage trends, allowing you to make informed decisions about optimizing your spending.
- E. Correct.
Correct. AWS Cost Anomaly Detection assists in identifying unusual spending patterns, which is critical for proactive cost management and avoiding unexpected charges.