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What is the primary function of AWS Budgets?
What is the primary function of AWS Budgets?
- To visualize AWS spending over the past year.
- To customize billing for linked accounts.
- To estimate costs for AWS service configurations.
- To track and control costs and usage. (correct)
Which type of budget in AWS Budgets specifically helps monitor the usage of Reserved Instances?
Which type of budget in AWS Budgets specifically helps monitor the usage of Reserved Instances?
- Cost Budgets
- Forecast Budgets
- Usage Budgets
- Reservation Budgets (correct)
What is one of the features of AWS Cost Explorer?
What is one of the features of AWS Cost Explorer?
- Visualizes and forecasts AWS spending trends. (correct)
- Provides monthly billing statements per account.
- Calculates costs for all AWS services in bulk.
- Sends alerts when spending exceeds a budget.
What does AWS Billing Conductor primarily do?
What does AWS Billing Conductor primarily do?
In what way does AWS Pricing Calculator assist users?
In what way does AWS Pricing Calculator assist users?
Which feature of AWS Organizations facilitates merging bills for multiple accounts?
Which feature of AWS Organizations facilitates merging bills for multiple accounts?
How does AWS Organizations enhance cost management?
How does AWS Organizations enhance cost management?
What is a feature of Service Control Policies (SCPs) in AWS Organizations?
What is a feature of Service Control Policies (SCPs) in AWS Organizations?
Which AWS service informs you of unused or underutilized resources?
Which AWS service informs you of unused or underutilized resources?
What benefit does consolidated billing provide in AWS Organizations?
What benefit does consolidated billing provide in AWS Organizations?
What is the primary purpose of AWS Cost Allocation Tags?
What is the primary purpose of AWS Cost Allocation Tags?
Which scenario best illustrates the use of AWS Budgets?
Which scenario best illustrates the use of AWS Budgets?
How can AWS Organizations benefit a company with multiple departments?
How can AWS Organizations benefit a company with multiple departments?
Which of the following is a feature of AWS Cost Explorer?
Which of the following is a feature of AWS Cost Explorer?
What is an example of a user-defined tag in AWS Cost Allocation Tags?
What is an example of a user-defined tag in AWS Cost Allocation Tags?
What tool is primarily used for estimating cloud service costs before deployment?
What tool is primarily used for estimating cloud service costs before deployment?
Which benefit does tagging resources with Cost Allocation Tags provide?
Which benefit does tagging resources with Cost Allocation Tags provide?
In which scenario would the AWS Pricing Calculator be least useful?
In which scenario would the AWS Pricing Calculator be least useful?
What is a defining characteristic of AWS-Generated Tags?
What is a defining characteristic of AWS-Generated Tags?
What is a potential outcome of not using proper cost allocation tags?
What is a potential outcome of not using proper cost allocation tags?
Flashcards
AWS Budgets
AWS Budgets
Track and control AWS costs. Set alerts when budget limits are exceeded.
Cost Budgets
Cost Budgets
Track spending in AWS.
Usage Budgets
Usage Budgets
Track resource usage in AWS (e.g., EC2 hours).
AWS Cost Explorer
AWS Cost Explorer
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AWS Billing Conductor
AWS Billing Conductor
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AWS Pricing Calculator
AWS Pricing Calculator
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Consolidated Billing
Consolidated Billing
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Service Control Policies (SCPs)
Service Control Policies (SCPs)
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Reserved Instances
Reserved Instances
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Savings Plans
Savings Plans
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AWS Cost Allocation Tags
AWS Cost Allocation Tags
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AWS-Generated Tags
AWS-Generated Tags
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User-Defined Tags
User-Defined Tags
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AWS Organizations
AWS Organizations
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Study Notes
AWS Billing and Cost Management Tools
- AWS Budgets: Track and control costs, alerting via email or SNS when budget thresholds are exceeded. Types include Cost Budgets (spending), Usage Budgets (resource usage), and Reservation Budgets (Reserved Instances). Example: Set a monthly budget for EC2 usage and get notifications when it's nearly reached.
AWS Cost Explorer
- Visualizes, understands, and manages AWS spending.
- Provides cost data for up to 12 months, plus forecasts.
- Allows grouping costs by services, accounts, or tags.
- Identifies unused or underutilized resources for cost reduction.
- Example: Finds instances running below capacity, representing 30% of EC2 costs.
AWS Billing Conductor
- Customizes billing for linked AWS accounts within Organizations.
- Allocates costs based on defined rules.
- Example: Splits costs of shared resources (e.g., S3) among accounts.
AWS Pricing Calculator
- Estimates AWS service costs monthly.
- Helps compare service configurations' costs.
- Steps: Select service, input usage (e.g., instance type, hours, data transfer), review estimated costs.
- Example: Calculates the cost of 3 m5.large EC2 instances with 500GB EBS storage.
AWS Organizations and Consolidated Billing
- AWS Organizations: Manages multiple AWS accounts.
- Consolidated Billing: Combines billing for all linked accounts into a single bill.
- Enables cost sharing for Reserved Instances (RIs) and Savings Plans across accounts.
- Benefits: Simplifies billing, enables cost optimization.
- Example: A company with multiple departments links accounts to one Organization and receives a single bill.
Cost Allocation Tags
- Cost Allocation Tags: Organize and analyze costs by categorizing resources with metadata.
- AWS-Generated Tags: Automatically created for cost allocation (e.g., account, service).
- User-Defined Tags: Custom tags created (Project=Marketing).
- Example: Use tag
Environment=Productionfor tracking costs separately.
Real-World Use Cases
- Budget Monitoring: Tracks and optimizes costs using AWS Budgets and Cost Explorer (set $500/month EC2 budget and identify high-cost instances).
- Pricing Estimation: Estimates costs using AWS Pricing Calculator (example: estimate web application costs with EC2, RDS, and S3).
- Multi-Account Billing: Consolidates billing for savings using AWS Organizations (shares RIs and Savings Plans).
- Detailed Cost Tracking: Tracks cost using tags, generating reports by project, department, or environment (e.g., tag with Project=DevOps).
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Description
This quiz explores the various AWS billing and cost management tools, including AWS Budgets, Cost Explorer, Billing Conductor, and Pricing Calculator. Learn how to track costs, manage budgets, and estimate service expenses effectively. Ideal for anyone looking to optimize their AWS spending.
