1Z0-997-25 Question 175
Select 2Your organization is expanding its deployment on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) and needs to ensure strict governance and cost optimization for multiple departments. Each department has its own compartment and a specific monthly budget. Developers sometimes spin up extra test resources without prior approval, leading to unexpected cost spikes. Which two strategies should you implement to help enforce governance controls and avoid exceeding departmental budgets?
- A
Define and apply standardized cost-tracking tags (e.g., Department) to all resources and configure budgets based on these tags.
- B
Only enable default Oracle Monthly Cost Analysis without creating any specific departmental budgets, relying on post-launch alerts.
- C
Create IAM policies that restrict resource creation to each department� assigned compartment and set up budgets at the compartment level.
- D
Assign an always-free resource label so that each resource type is automatically restricted to within the free tier usage.
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Correct answers: A, C
Explanation
Combining standardized tagging (Option 1) with compartment-level policies and budgets (Option 3) ensures each department owns its resources and is fully accountable for costs. Proper tagging allows budget alerts and cost reports to break down usage by department, while compartment-based IAM policies prevent unauthorized resource creation outside sanctioned compartments. For more information, see Oracle Documentation on Budget and Cost Tracking in OCI at https://docs.oracle.com/en-us/iaas/Content/Billing/Concepts/billingoverview.htm.
- A. Correct.
Correct. Cost-tracking tags help identify which department owns a resource and allow you to set and monitor budgets per department. This is a recommended practice to ensure departments don�t exceed their defined budgets.
- B. Incorrect.
Incorrect. Relying solely on standard monthly cost analysis, without creating specific budgets or tags, provides limited real-time governance. You would not be able to proactively constrain each department� spending.
- C. Correct.
Correct. Setting up per-compartment budgets and restricting resource creation through IAM policies ensures that each department can spin up resources only in their designated compartment, aligning with departmental budgets.
- D. Incorrect.
Incorrect. There is no default 'always-free resource label' that automatically restricts usage only to free tier. While certain OCI resources offer free usage up to a limit, you can�t rely on a generic label to govern department-level spending.