Free COMPTIA Cloud Essentials+ CLO-002 Actual Exam Questions - Question 14 Discussion
Which of the following is the BEST approach to match some of the cloud operating costs with the
appropriate departments?
Probably D, since showing costs without forcing departments to pay might avoid internal disputes, especially if the tagging or billing systems aren’t fully mature yet. It’s a softer way to raise awareness first.
It’s D because showback gives departments visibility into their cloud usage without the conflict of actual billing, which might be better if tagging or precise allocation isn’t fully reliable yet.
C. Chargeback actually forces departments to take ownership since costs are billed back to them, unlike showback, which just reports usage without billing. This matches operating costs more directly.
C/D? I get why people say D if there’s no actual billing involved, but "best approach" to *match* costs sounds more like actively assigning charges to departments, which is what chargeback (C) does. Showback just reports usage without actual cost allocation, so it might not really solve the problem of matching costs for budgeting. If they want departments to be accountable, chargeback seems stronger as a method.
Is there any info on whether the company already tracks usage per department? Makes a difference between chargeback (C) and showback (D).