Amazon Web Services
This topic describes how you can add your AWS data sources to the FinOps platform. FinOps for Cloud supports both AWS organizations and individual AWS standalone accounts.
AWS terminology
The following table contains the terminology that applies to AWS data sources.
Management account
A management account is an AWS account you use to create your AWS Organization. The owner of the management account is responsible for paying for all usage, data, and resources used by the accounts in the organization.
A management account is also called a root account, master account, billing account, or payer account.
Member account
A member account is an AWS account, other than the management account, that is part of an AWS Organization. The management account is responsible for paying for all member accounts in the organization.
A member account is also referred to as a linked account, child account, usage account, or sub-account.
Standalone account
A standalone account refers to an account that is not part of an AWS Organization. It stands on its own, without being linked to any other accounts for consolidated billing, management, or policy control.
A standalone account is also referred to as an individual account, non-organizational account, or unlinked account.
FinOps for Cloud terminology
The following terminology is used in FinOps for Cloud when adding an AWS data source.
Root
Use this option when:
Adding an AWS organization management account.
Adding an AWS organization member account (when you don't have access to a management account)
Adding an AWS standalone account.
Linked
Use this option when adding an AWS organization member account, and the management account is already added.
Configuring your AWS accounts
AWS organizations
Depending on the access to your management account and other member accounts, there are different ways to add AWS data sources to FinOps for Cloud.
With access to the management account
If you have access to create a Cost and Usage Report (CUR) and Identity and Access Management (IAM) users in your management account, follow these steps:
Add your management account
To add your management account:
Add your member accounts to FinOps for Cloud
To add your member accounts:
Repeat steps 1 - 4 for each member account you want to add.
When the member accounts are added, FinOps for Cloud automatically identifies the management account and uses the imported cost and usage data from that account.
Without access to the management account
If you don't have access to your management account, you can create individual CURs in each member account and add them to FinOps for Cloud as if they were AWS Root Accounts.
To add your member account to FinOps as an AWS Root account:
AWS standalone accounts
To add a standalone AWS account:
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