Which combination of actions will meet these requirements?

The company needs to determine which costs on the monthly AWS bill are attributable to each application or team. The company also must be able to create reports to compare costs from the last 12 months and to help forecast costs for the next 12 months. A solutions architect must recommend an AWS Billing and Cost Management solution that provides these cost reports.

Which combination of actions will meet these requirements? (Select THREE.)
A . Activate the user-defined cost allocation tags that represent the application and the team.
B. Activate the AWS generated cost allocation tags that represent the application and the team.
C. Create a cost category for each application in Billing and Cost Management.
D. Activate IAM access to Billing and Cost Management.
E. Create a cost budget.
F. Enable Cost Explorer.

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Answer: A,C,F

Explanation:

https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/manage-cost-categories.html

https://aws.amazon.com/premiumsupport/knowledge-center/cost-explorer-analyze-spending-and-usage/

https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/manage-cost-categories.html https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/ce-enable.html

The best combination of actions to meet the company’s requirements is Options A, C, and F.

Option A involves activating the user-defined cost allocation tags that represent the application and the team. This will allow the company to assign costs to different applications or teams, and will allow them to be tracked in the monthly AWS bill. Option C involves creating a cost category for each application in Billing and Cost Management. This will allow the company to easily identify and compare costs across different applications and teams.

Option F involves enabling Cost Explorer. This will allow the company to view the costs of their AWS resources over the last 12 months and to create forecasts for the next 12 months.

These recommendations are in line with the official Amazon Textbook and Resources for the AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional certification. In particular, the book states that “You can use cost allocation tags to group your costs by application, team, or other categories” (Source: https://d1.awsstatic.com/training-and-certification/docs-sa-pro/AWS_Certified_Solutions_Architect_Professional_Exam_Guide_EN_v1.5.pdf).

Additionally, the book states that “Cost Explorer enables you to view the costs of your AWS resources over the last 12 months and to create forecasts for the next 12 months” (Source: https://d1.awsstatic.com/training-and-certification/docs-sa-pro/AWS_Certified_Solutions_Architect_Professional_Exam_Guide_EN_v1.5.pdf).