Exam Associate Cloud Engineer topic 1 question 66 discussion

To me, A looks correct. projects are linked to another organization as well in the acquired company so migrating would need google cloud support. we can not do ourselves. however, we can link other company projects to an existing billing account to generate total cost. https://medium.com/google-cloud/google-cloud-platform-cross-org-billing-41c5db8fefa6

I could be missing something but where does it say in the question that the two orgs want to migrate projects? I believe the question and key points are "consolidate all GCP costs" and "consolidate all costs as of tomorrow". With that said, C and D would not be a 24 hour task and seems a bit cumbersome to perform for something simple as "creating a single invoice" AND that's a migration and not a consolidation of cost. With A, I can't find anywhere in GCP docs that this is a best practice, only a medium.com blog. IMHO, I won't go down this route because "Just because you can do something, doesn't mean you should." and I would consult GCP support for best practices on A before I do something like that. That leaves B which is to export both detailed billing to BigQuery and create a invoice/report. This would be a temporary solution until you migrate Organizations. IMHO I go with B.

I will go for C

A. Link the acquired company's projects to your company's billing account. Explanation: Billing Account Linking: By linking the acquired company's projects to your company's billing account, you can consolidate all costs onto a single invoice. This allows for centralized billing management and easier tracking of expenses. Immediate Consolidation: This action can be implemented quickly and efficiently, allowing for cost consolidation as of tomorrow, as specified in the requirement. Minimal Disruption: Linking projects to a different billing account does not require significant changes to the existing project configurations or organizational structure. It allows both companies to maintain their separate GCP organizations and project structures while consolidating billing. Cost Tracking: With all costs consolidated onto a single invoice, it becomes easier to track expenses and manage budgets effectively.

C. Migrate the acquired company's projects into your company's GCP organization. Link the migrated projects to your company's billing account. Here's why: Option A: Linking projects to a different billing account doesn't consolidate costs onto a single invoice. Option B: Exporting data to a shared BigQuery dataset allows analysis but doesn't consolidate billing itself. Option C: This approach achieves your goal efficiently: Migration: Moving acquired company projects into your organization allows centralized management and cost consolidation. Linking to existing billing account: Ensures all project costs appear on your existing invoice starting from the day of migration. Timing: Given the urgency of same-day consolidation, this is the fastest option.

This question is outdated: As of October 26, 2023, Google Cloud Platform does not allow directly linking projects between separate organizations to a single billing account. Each organization must have its own billing account, and resource costs cannot be directly consolidated across distinct organizations.

C should be be correct as per me

The correct answer is D

A is the correct answer

To consolidate all GCP costs of both organizations onto a single invoice, you would need to set up a new GCP organization and a new billing account. This new billing account would be used to aggregate the costs of both companies' projects. OPTION D

Correct answer is B. By configuring both billing accounts to export their billing data into the same BigQuery dataset, you can perform cost analysis and generate consolidated reports. This will enable you to have a comprehensive view of the costs incurred by both organizations and facilitate the process of managing expenses and making financial decisions.

A would be the quickest

option D is not the best option we can have since it involves additional effort and resources, .i.e migrating all projects from both companies which is a hassle and time consuming. our best option is A since we acquire new company we just add it to our "company" for the purpose of putting it onto single invoice

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ANSWER "A" would be the quickest way to consolidate all costs onto a single invoice as of tomorrow. As in "tomorrow" or else your BOSS will fire you for not providing within 24 hours. LOL! Just kidding. By linking the acquired company's projects to your company's billing account, you can ensure that all costs for both GCP organizations are billed to a single billing account. ANSWER "C" would be the proper way to consolidate the GCP organizations in the long term, but it would take more time to migrate the acquired company's projects into your company's GCP organization and link the projects to your company's billing account. ANSWER "B" suggests configuring both billing accounts to export billing data into the same BigQuery dataset. While this approach can help consolidate billing data and provide a more comprehensive view of costs, it does not provide a single invoice for all costs as the question requires.

C. Migrate the acquired company's projects into your company's GCP organization. Link the migrated projects to your company's billing account. To consolidate costs onto a single invoice, you need to bring all projects under the same GCP organization and link them to the same billing account. The best way to achieve this is to migrate the acquired company's projects into your company's GCP organization and link them to your company's billing account. This will ensure that all costs are consolidated onto a single invoice and can be easily managed and monitored from a single location.

Correct Answer should be A