Set up automated cost alerts in Vantage to monitor spending changes with customizable thresholds.
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Alert Configuration | Potential Issue | Best-Practice Configuration |
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Day-over-day alerts on volatile costs (e.g., on-demand compute costs) | Frequent notifications due to normal fluctuations | Use weekly or monthly evaluation periods instead to track stable trends |
Connecting alerts to reports that filter on a very broad scope (e.g., all accounts, all services) | Potentially generates excessive alerts for each service or dimension, depending on how often your costs fluctuate | Narrow the scope of the Cost Report to specific accounts, regions, services, or Virtual Tags. Consider using longer-term evaluation periods |
Low percentage thresholds (e.g., 1–10%) | Small fluctuations can trigger frequent alerts | Set thresholds at >10% to focus on meaningful changes |
Static dollar thresholds that are too low | Minor cost changes may trigger alerts | Configure alerts for significant cost shifts (e.g., >50) |
Alert Type | Use Case |
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Percentage-Based Alerts | You’re tracking lower-cost services where changes in spend may still indicate scaling, regressions, or misconfigurations. It can also be useful for automating detection of trends for your spend over longer durations. |
Dollar-Based Alerts | Small fluctuations in usage could regularly trigger percentage-based alerts without reflecting real concern. Dollar-based thresholds help filter for material, static changes. |