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You want to analyze your AWS costs for the last 3 months, grouped by linked accounts and filtered to only show costs for EC2 and S3. Which steps should you take in AWS Cost Explorer?

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AWS - Account and Billing
You want to analyze your AWS costs for the last 3 months, grouped by linked accounts and filtered to only show costs for EC2 and S3. Which steps should you take in AWS Cost Explorer?
ASet the time range to last 3 months, group by linked accounts, and filter services to EC2 and S3
BSet the time range to last 3 months, group by service, and filter accounts to EC2 and S3
CSet the time range to last month, group by linked accounts, and filter services to all except EC2 and S3
DSet the time range to last 3 months, group by tags, and filter services to EC2 only
Step-by-Step Solution
Solution:
  1. Step 1: Choose correct time range and grouping

    Set the time range to last 3 months and group by linked accounts to see costs per account.
  2. Step 2: Apply service filters correctly

    Filter services to only EC2 and S3 to focus on those costs.
  3. Step 3: Verify options

    Set the time range to last 3 months, group by linked accounts, and filter services to EC2 and S3 matches all requirements. Other options have wrong grouping, filtering, or time range.
  4. Final Answer:

    Set the time range to last 3 months, group by linked accounts, and filter services to EC2 and S3 -> Option A
  5. Quick Check:

    Time + grouping + filter = B [OK]
Quick Trick: Match time, grouping, and filters exactly for correct report [OK]
Common Mistakes:
  • Mixing grouping by service vs linked accounts
  • Filtering accounts instead of services
  • Choosing wrong time range

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