Question #1899
A company that uses AWS Organizations operates 200 applications across 40 different AWS accounts. The company configured an AWS Cost and Usage Report in the management account, which is delivered to an Amazon S3 bucket replicated to a data collection account. The finance team requires a custom dashboard to display daily Data Transfer costs starting from the beginning of the current month.
Which solution will meet these requirements?
Share an Amazon QuickSight dashboard that includes the requested table visual. Configure QuickSight to use AWS DataSync to query the new report.
Share an Amazon QuickSight dashboard that includes the requested table visual. Configure QuickSight to use Amazon Athena to query the new report.
Share an Amazon CloudWatch dashboard that includes the requested table visual. Configure CloudWatch to use AWS DataSync to query the new report.
Share an Amazon CloudWatch dashboard that includes the requested table visual. Configure CloudWatch to use Amazon Athena to query the new report.
Explanation
Answer B is correct because:
1. Amazon QuickSight is AWS's BI tool designed for building interactive dashboards, making it suitable for the finance team's custom visualization needs.
2. Amazon Athena allows SQL-based querying of the CUR stored in S3, enabling filtering of data transfer costs by day/month.
3. AWS DataSync (options A/C) is used for data transfer, not querying, making it irrelevant here.
4. CloudWatch (options C/D) focuses on monitoring infrastructure metrics, not cost reports.
Key Points:
- CUR data resides in S3 and requires Athena for SQL queries.
- QuickSight is the proper tool for cost-related dashboards.
- CloudWatch and DataSync do not support CUR analysis.
Answer
The correct answer is: B