Pricing and Cost Management
Published: 2024-06-19 21:53:50


**Budgets**

Budgets allow you to set custom thresholds for your AWS spending and usage, alerting you when you exceed these thresholds.
Scenario: You set a budget of $500 per month for your development environment. If your costs approach this limit, AWS Budgets sends you an alert, allowing you to investigate and take action before overspending.

**Cost and Usage Reports**

The Cost and Usage Report provides detailed information about your AWS usage and costs.
Scenario: You need to analyze the cost trends of your AWS resources over the past year. The Cost and Usage Report gives you a comprehensive view of your spending.

**Cost Explorer**

Cost Explorer helps you visualize and forecast your AWS costs and usage over time.
Scenario: You want to predict next month's AWS costs based on historical usage. Cost Explorer helps you visualize past trends and forecast future expenses.

<u>**_Management and Governance_**</u>
**Organizations**

Organizations allow you to centrally manage multiple AWS accounts under one organization.
Scenario: Your company has different departments using separate AWS accounts. Using AWS Organizations, you can manage billing and policies centrally.

**Control Tower**

Control Tower helps you set up and govern a secure, multi-account AWS environment based on AWS best practices.
Scenario: You need to ensure all AWS accounts within your organization comply with company policies. Control Tower sets up a landing zone with guardrails to enforce these policies.

**Systems Manager**

Systems Manager provides operational insights and management of AWS resources.
Scenario: You manage multiple EC2 instances and need to automate routine tasks. Systems Manager allows you to run commands, manage patches, and monitor performance from a single console.

**_<u>Support Plans</u>_**
**Trusted Advisor**

Trusted Advisor provides real-time guidance on following AWS best practices in terms of cost optimization, performance, security, and fault tolerance.
Scenario: Trusted Advisor alerts you to security gaps, such as open ports on EC2 instances, allowing you to quickly address these issues.

**Basic Support**

Basic Support is free for all AWS accounts and includes access to customer service and certain AWS Trusted Advisor checks.
Scenario: You’re a new AWS user and need help with account setup. Basic Support provides access to documentation and AWS support forums.

**Developer Support**

Developer Support starts at $29 per month and is intended for testing and development environments.
Scenario: You're developing a new application and need technical support for troubleshooting. Developer Support provides resources and technical guidance.

**Business Support**

Business Support starts at $100 per month and is recommended for production workloads.
Scenario: Your application is in production, and you need 24/7 access to AWS technical support. Business Support ensures you have the necessary support.

**Enterprise Support**

Enterprise Support starts at $15,000 per month and is recommended for business-critical applications.
Scenario: Your business relies on AWS for mission-critical services and requires a dedicated Technical Account Manager (TAM) and 24/7 support. Enterprise Support provides this high level of service.

**_<u>Additional Services</u>_**

**Marketplace**

Marketplace is a digital catalog where you can purchase or license prebuilt software solutions.
Scenario: You need a specialized analytics tool for your project. AWS Marketplace offers a variety of third-party solutions that you can quickly deploy.

**AWS Partner Network (APN)**

APN is a global community of partners offering software solutions and consulting services for AWS.
Scenario: Your company needs help with a complex migration to AWS. APN partners can provide the expertise and tools required for a smooth transition.

**Managed Services**

Managed Services help you operate your AWS infrastructure efficiently, ensuring best practices.
Scenario: You lack the internal resources to manage your AWS environment. AWS Managed Services take over the operational management, allowing you to focus on your core business.

**Professional Services**

Professional Services assist enterprises in transitioning to cloud-based operations.
Scenario: Your organization needs to migrate a legacy system to AWS. Professional Services provide the strategy and execution support needed for this migration.

**AWS License Manager**

License Manager helps manage software licenses for your AWS resources.
Scenario: You use various software licenses for your applications. License Manager tracks these licenses, ensuring compliance and optimizing usage.

**AWS Certificate Manager**

Certificate Manager helps provision and manage SSL/TLS certificates for your AWS resources.
Scenario: You need to secure your website with HTTPS. AWS Certificate Manager provisions and renews SSL/TLS certificates automatically.