{"id":943,"date":"2019-07-02T10:47:49","date_gmt":"2019-07-02T10:47:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.testpreptraining.com\/tutorial\/?page_id=943"},"modified":"2020-05-02T07:18:57","modified_gmt":"2020-05-02T07:18:57","slug":"aws-account-structure","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.testpreptraining.ai\/tutorial\/aws-cloud-practitioner\/aws-account-structure\/","title":{"rendered":"Recognize the Various AWS Account Structure in Relation to AWS Billing and Pricing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Accounts is the main billing entity for AWS\nResources. <\/li><li>Different billing options are available\nincluding invoicing <\/li><li>consolidated billing, lets one account pick up\nthe bill for multiple \u2018sub accounts\u2019. <\/li><li>billing alerts can be set up<\/li><li>AWS Budgets and automated bill reporting provided\nfor better insights. <\/li><li> tagging can also be used for better cost allocation. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"373\" height=\"172\" src=\"https:\/\/www.testpreptraining.ai\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/recognize-the-various-account-structures-in-relation-to-aws-billing-and-pricing.jpg\" alt=\"recognize the various account structures in relation to aws billing and pricing\n\" class=\"wp-image-1147\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">AWS Account Structure<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Various accounting structures can be used by AWS customers , as per their need <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Business Unit (BU) AWS Account Structure<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Beneficial if want to align AWS operational and\nbilling controls with individual Business units. <\/li><li>Offers &nbsp;individual\nunits operational autonomy <\/li><li>Company is provided with a consolidated bill <\/li><li> Combined view of all AWS charges, separated by group, OU, or cost center  <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p> <strong>Environment Lifecycle AWS Account Structure<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Beneficial if want to align AWS operational and\nbilling controls with application development lifecycle. <\/li><li>Offers development-lifecycle operational\nautonomy <\/li><li>Providing a company with a consolidated bill <\/li><li>Combined view of all AWS charges, separated by development environment. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Project-Based AWS Account Structure<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Beneficial if align AWS operational and billing\ncontrols by product or, application workload or program. Offers project or\nworkload operational autonomy <\/li><li>Provide a consolidated bill <\/li><li>Combined view of all AWS charges, separated by\nproject. <\/li><li>Simplifies the ability to trigger cost alerts based on project, application workload, or program consumption of AWS resources. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Hybrid AWS Account Structures<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hybrid combinations of above account structures by multiple dimensions, used for large AWS customers  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Other Billing and Pricing Considerations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Consolidated Billing for Organizations<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Consolidates payment for multiple AWS accounts<\/li><li>See a combined view of AWS charges incurred by\nall of your accounts.&nbsp; <\/li><li>Get a cost report for each member account,\nassociated with your master account. <\/li><li>No additional charge for consolidated billing<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Resource Tagging<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Help track expenses throughout the model. <\/li><li>Some of the tags are <ul><li>Owner \u2013 Used to identify who is responsible for\nthe resource<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Cost Center\/Business Unit \u2013 Used to identify the\ncost center or business unit associated with a resource; typically for cost\nallocation and tracking<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Customer \u2013 Used to identify a specific client\nthat a particular group of resources serves<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Project \u2013 Used to identify the project(s) the\nresource supports <\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Activate an AWS-generated createdBy tag <\/li><li>Tag is automatically applied for cost allocation\npurposes<\/li><li>Tag helps account for resources that might\notherwise go uncategorized. <\/li><li>The createdBy tag is available for supported AWS\nservices and resources only<\/li><li>Tag value contains data associated with specific API or console events. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Link for free practice test &#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.testpreptraining.ai\/aws-certified-cloud-practitioner-free-practice-test\"> https:\/\/www.testpreptraining.ai\/aws-certified-cloud-practitioner-free-practice-test<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Accounts is the main billing entity for AWS Resources. 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