AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner — Question 31

A large organization has a single AWS account.
What are the advantages of reconfiguring the single account into multiple AWS accounts? (Choose two.)

Answer options

• A. It allows for administrative isolation between different workloads.
• B. Discounts can be applied on a quarterly basis by submitting cases in the AWS Management Console.
• C. Transitioning objects from Amazon S3 to Amazon S3 Glacier in separate AWS accounts will be less expensive.
• D. Having multiple accounts reduces the risks associated with malicious activity targeted at a single account.
• E. Amazon QuickSight offers access to a cost tool that provides application-specific recommendations for environments running in multiple accounts.

Correct answer: A, D

Explanation

Option A is correct because administrative isolation helps manage permissions and resource access more effectively across different projects. Option D is also correct as having multiple accounts limits the impact of any single account being compromised. Options B, C, and E do not directly relate to the advantages of account separation in terms of security and management.