Our primary use case for AWS Cost and Usage Reports was for reporting purposes. We had a FinOps team that handled the more granular details, but I was aware of the reports so I could access them and dig deeper if needed.
Enhanced cost tracking visibility simplifies financial management
What is our primary use case?
How has it helped my organization?
AWS provided us more visibility into our costs due to their abilities to track this information. This made it easier compared to our previous on-premises setup where it was more challenging to manage.
What is most valuable?
What needs improvement?
At the moment, there is nothing specific that comes off the top of my head for improvements; it provided me the necessary information.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using AWS Cost and Usage Reports for about the same amount of time I had experience prior, but the length of time was not specifically mentioned in the transcript.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Stability-wise, everything was pretty good.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
In terms of scalability, everything was fine and there were no issues.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
Before AWS, we were on-premises and primarily dealt with server costs. It was more challenging to manage these costs due to the lack of visibility when it was in data centers.
What other advice do I have?
It is a necessity to be able to track and know where your spending is going. AWS Cost and Usage Reports help in achieving this.
I'd rate the solution ten out of ten.
