Which service uses the same dataset that is used to generate the AWS Cost and Usage Reports and the detailed billing reports?

Which service uses the same dataset that is used to generate the AWS Cost and Usage Reports and the detailed billing reports?

• A. AWS Cost Explorer
• B. AWS Cost and Usage Report
• C. Savings Plans
• D. Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling

Answer: (A)

Cost Explorer reads the same cost-and-usage data that backs the Cost and Usage Report and the Detailed Billing Reports. The underlying dataset, stored in S3 as CUR data, provides the granular cost and usage details. Cost Explorer acts as the visualization layer on top of that dataset, offering dashboards, filters, and breakdowns (by service, usage type, region, tags, etc.) that reflect the numbers in the CUR and detailed billing reports. The other options aren’t data consumers: Savings Plans is a pricing model, and EC2 Auto Scaling is a compute service. The dataset itself is the Cost and Usage Report data, which is what Cost Explorer taps into for its insights.

Cost Explorer reads the same cost-and-usage data that backs the Cost and Usage Report and the Detailed Billing Reports. The underlying dataset, stored in S3 as CUR data, provides the granular cost and usage details. Cost Explorer acts as the visualization layer on top of that dataset, offering dashboards, filters, and breakdowns (by service, usage type, region, tags, etc.) that reflect the numbers in the CUR and detailed billing reports. The other options aren’t data consumers: Savings Plans is a pricing model, and EC2 Auto Scaling is a compute service. The dataset itself is the Cost and Usage Report data, which is what Cost Explorer taps into for its insights.