Unlock Unified Cost Visibility with AWS Billing Views

Introduction:
In this recap of the "Keys to AWS Optimization" Twitch show, Stephanie Gooch (Senior Optimization Solutions Architect Advocate), Savanna Jensen (Senior FinOps Success Manager), and Erik Nestorovic (Senior Product Manager in Building and Cost Management at AWS) explore the powerful new Billing Views feature in AWS Cost Explorer. This tool empowers teams across an organization to gain a unified view of their AWS spend, breaking down siloes and enabling data-driven cost optimization.

Key Takeaways:
1. Billing Views provide a centralized way to manage access to cost and usage data, allowing business units, product teams, and other stakeholders to see the full picture of their AWS spend.
2. The feature offers flexibility to filter views by cost allocation tags or specific linked accounts, making it easy to align with organizational structures and responsibilities.
3. Billing Views integrate with AWS Resource Access Manager (RAM), enabling granular control over permissions and the ability to share views across the organization.
4. New accounts added to the AWS environment will automatically be reflected in unfiltered Billing Views, streamlining management as the business scales.
5. Tagging best practices are key to maximizing the value of Billing Views, allowing teams to group and report on costs by business unit, project, or other custom criteria.
6. Billing Views eliminate the need to log in to multiple accounts to view cost data, providing a "single pane of glass" for FinOps and cost optimization efforts.
7. The feature is free to use, making it an accessible tool for organizations of all sizes to improve cost visibility and accountability.

"Billing Views unlock an actual applications and business unit owners to see cost management data spanning multiple accounts, which is actually more reflective of how they've actually built their applications on AWS."
- Eric Nistorvik, Senior Product Manager, AWS

Call to Action:
Don't miss the on-demand recording of this "Keys to AWS Optimization" episode on the AWS Community Twitch channel. Discover how Billing Views can transform your organization's approach to cost management and optimization. Stay tuned for upcoming episodes covering AI-powered observability and other key topics in the world of AWS cost efficiency.

Youtube link: https://youtube.com/watch?v=L6i-FdxH0dE