In this course, you will learn about the AWS Billing and Cost Management service, and the functionality it offers. You will learn about some of the features available to help you analyze your cloud spending, as well as some of the features available to help you manage cloud spending. You will also have access to additional resources to dive deeper into the features covered in the course.
• Course level: Fundamental
• Duration: 20 minutes
Activities
This course includes scenarios, text descriptions, knowledge checks, and useful links for further learning.
Course objectives
In this course, you will learn to:
• Explain the purpose and benefits of using AWS Billing and Cost Management
• Recognize AWS Cost Explorer and the AWS Cost and Usage Reports as tools to examine cloud spending
• Recognize AWS Budgets and AWS Cost Anomaly Detection as tools to help avoid accidental overspend
Intended audience
This course is intended for:
• This course is intended for anyone wanting to learn more about the basics of Billing and Cost Management, and some of the features they can use to manage costs on AWS.
Prerequisites
We recommend that attendees of this course have the following prerequisites:
• We recommend that attendees of this course have a familiarity with basic cloud economic principles. We also recommend basic familiarity with using AWS, such as being able to navigate the AWS Management Console.
Course outline
Module 1: Introduction
• Introduction
• Billing & Cost Management in the console
Module 2: Establish Visibility and Manage Spending
• Gaining visibility into your cloud spending
• Avoiding overspend with AWS
• Demonstration: How can I use AWS Budgets to track my spending and usage?
Module 3: Wrapping Up
• Conclusion
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