Question #1562
A company has an existing AWS account with a Savings Plan that currently applies to its EC2 instances. The company is expanding its operations and has created several new AWS accounts. The company wants to ensure that the Savings Plan discounts are applied to all EC2 instances across all accounts within the organization.
Which combination of steps will meet these requirements? (Choose two.)
From the AWS Organizations management account, enable Savings Plan discount sharing in the billing preferences section to include all member accounts.
Use AWS Resource Access Manager (AWS RAM) to share the Savings Plan with all member accounts in the organization.
Create a new organization in AWS Organizations under a separate payer account and migrate all existing accounts to this organization.
Modify the Savings Plan in the purchasing account to explicitly list all member account IDs for discount applicability.
Establish an AWS Organizations structure in the existing account with the Savings Plan and invite all new accounts to join the organization.
Explanation
To apply Savings Plan discounts across all accounts in an AWS Organization:
- A is correct because enabling Savings Plan discount sharing in AWS Organizations' billing preferences allows the management account's Savings Plan to apply to all member accounts automatically.
- E is correct because creating an AWS Organizations structure and inviting all accounts ensures they are part of the same organization, a prerequisite for centralized discount sharing.
Other options are incorrect:
- B: AWS RAM shares resources (e.g., subnets), not Savings Plans.
- C: Migrating accounts to a new organization is unnecessary and disrupts existing Savings Plans tied to the original account.
- D: Savings Plans do not require manual account listing; AWS Organizations handles this automatically.
Key Points: Savings Plans discounts are shared via AWS Organizations. The management account must enable discount sharing, and all accounts must be part of the same organization.
Answer
The correct answer is: AE