Google Associate Cloud Engineer Question 37
Select 2Google Cloud PlatformAs a Google Cloud Associate Cloud Engineer, you are tasked with setting up a billing account for your organization's new project. Your organization requires multiple teams to have visibility into their spending, but the finance team needs to oversee the overall budget. What steps should you take to efficiently set up and manage billing accounts in Google Cloud?
- A
Create a single billing account and use billing export to BigQuery for detailed cost analysis.
- B
Create separate billing accounts for each team to manage their respective budgets independently.
- C
Set up a single billing account and utilize billing subaccounts for each team.
- D
Use Google Cloud's budgets and alerts to track spending across projects under a single billing account.
- E
Create a billing account for each project to ensure isolated billing reports.
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Correct answers: A, D
Explanation
In Google Cloud, creating a single billing account and using billing export to BigQuery allows organizations to have detailed cost analysis while maintaining a centralized view, which is critical for the finance team. Additionally, implementing budgets and alerts helps track spending efficiently across different projects without overcomplicating the billing structure. This setup ensures that the finance team can oversee the entire budget while teams have visibility into their spending.
- A. Correct.
Creating a single billing account and using billing export to BigQuery allows detailed cost analysis and centralized management, which is suitable for the finance team to oversee and analyze costs across teams.
- B. Incorrect.
Creating separate billing accounts for each team makes it difficult for the finance team to have a centralized view, complicating the management of the overall budget.
- C. Incorrect.
Google Cloud does not support the concept of billing subaccounts; all projects under a single billing account are billed together.
- D. Correct.
Using budgets and alerts allows for effective monitoring and control of spending under a single billing account, aiding in centralized budget management.
- E. Incorrect.
Creating a billing account for each project increases administrative overhead and does not support the requirement for centralized budget oversight.