AWS Savings Plans & Consolidated Billing: How Cross-Account Sharing Actually Works
AWS Savings Plans allow for cost savings across multiple accounts within an organization. The default configuration enables automatic sharing of discounts, but complexities arise regarding account priority and restrictions. Understanding the sharing modes and implications of deactivation is crucial for effective cost management.
- ▪A Savings Plan purchased in one AWS account automatically covers usage in other accounts under the same organization.
- ▪The application of Savings Plans follows a priority order, starting with the owner account before spilling over to other accounts.
- ▪AWS supports four sharing configurations, allowing for varying degrees of restriction on how discounts are shared among accounts.
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