AWS Cost Explorer

SoftwareOne encourages the use of AWS Cost Explorer to visualize current and anticipated spend using AWS Cost Explorer for spend management.

As you utilise SoftwareOne as your AWS reselling partner, SoftwareOne receives different commercial terms from AWS to provide billing services. This means that the monthly costs displayed in Cost Explorer will not match the invoice you receive from us. This will lead to confusion, and as such, SoftwareOne applies a restriction to Cost Explorer on the management account (aka Master Payer).

By deploying AWS Billing Conductor, a (new) AWS Linked Account can be assigned to receive consolidated billing and provide an aggregated overview of monthly cost and usage data, that will accurately reflect the invoice you receive from us.

For the use of AWS Billing Conductor, AWS charges a small monthly fee (per linked account included in the consolidated billing).