Level 200: Cost Visualization

Last Updated

May 2020

Authors

• Spencer Marley, Commercial Architect
• Nathan Besh, Cost Lead, Well-Architected

Feedback

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Introduction

This hands-on lab will guide you through the steps to visualize your cost and usage. The skills you learn will help you analyze your cost and usage, in alignment with the AWS Well-Architected Framework.

Goals

• Setup Amazon QuickSight
• Configure QuickSight to view your Cost and Usage reports
• Create a dashboard of cost and usage

Prerequisites

• A management AWS Account
• Have your Cost and Usage Report (CUR) enabled as per 100_1_Account Setup
• AWS Account Setup has been completed
• Cost_and_Usage_Analysis has been completed

Permissions required

• Log in as the Cost Optimization team, created in AWS Account Setup
• NOTE: There may be permission error messages during the lab, as the console may require additional privileges. These errors will not impact the lab, and we follow security best practices by implementing the minimum set of privileges required.

Costs

• QuickSight pricing
• Approx $9-$12 monthly for QuickSight Authors
• Estimated additional costs should be <$5 a month for small accounts

Time to complete

• The lab should take approximately 20 minutes to complete

Steps:

• Create a data set
• Create visualizations
• Share your Analysis and Dashboard
• Tear down