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.
Management and Governance
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.
Support Plans
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.
Additional Services
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.
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