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Budgets and anomaly alerts
This revision card explains Budgets and anomaly alerts. It starts from the need that finding out about spend on the monthly invoice is too late for a student lab. AWS Budgets warn at thresholds. Cost Anomaly Detection flags unusual spikes automatically. The how-to section covers how to create a monthly budget with 50/80/100% email alerts; enable anomaly monitor on the account. An example on the card is crossing 80% emails the owner the same day the lab cluster was left up.
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Why do we need it?
Finding out about spend on the monthly invoice is too late for a student lab.
What is it?
AWS Budgets warn at thresholds. Cost Anomaly Detection flags unusual spikes automatically.
AWS Budgets
How to do it
Create a monthly budget with 50/80/100% email alerts; enable anomaly monitor on the account.
Example
Crossing 80% emails the owner the same day the lab cluster was left up.