Which solution is the MOST cost-effective way to meet these requirements?
Configure AWS Budgets in each account and configure budget alerts that are grouped by application, environment, and owner. Add each business unit to an Amazon SNS topic for each alert. Use Cost Explorer in each account to create monthly reports for each business unit.
Configure AWS Budgets in the organization’s management account and configure budget alerts that are grouped by application, environment, and owner. Add each business unit to an Amazon SNS topic for each alert. Use Cost Explorer in the organization’s management account to create monthly reports for each business unit.
Configure AWS Budgets in each account and configure budget alerts that are grouped by application, environment, and owner. Add each business unit to an Amazon SNS topic for each alert. Use the AWS Billing and Cost Management dashboard in each account to create monthly reports for each business unit.
Enable AWS Cost and Usage Reports in the organization’s management account and configure reports grouped by application, environment. and owner. Create an AWS Lambda function that processes AWS Cost and Usage Reports, sends budget alerts, and sends monthly reports to each business unit’s email list.
Explanations:
While configuring AWS Budgets in each account allows tracking, it is not centralized and requires separate management of budgets and reports in each account, increasing complexity and potentially costs.
Configuring AWS Budgets in the organization’s management account centralizes budget management and allows for grouped alerts. This approach reduces complexity and costs by utilizing a single management point for all business units, making it the most cost-effective solution.
Similar to Option A, this option lacks centralization since budgets and reports are managed in each account, which increases administrative overhead and may lead to higher costs.
Although this option provides centralized reports and alerts, the use of AWS Lambda for processing may introduce additional complexity and costs compared to using built-in AWS Budget functionalities directly in th
I gauge that the answer is:
Configure AWS Budgets in the organization’s management account and configure budget alerts that are grouped by application, environment, and owner. Add each business unit to an Amazon SNS topic for each alert. Use Cost Explorer in the organization’s management account to create monthly reports for each business unit.