Cost Monitoring & Anomaly Detection

Summary

Tracking spend continuously and getting alerted when it deviates unexpectedly from normal patterns — catching a runaway resource or misconfiguration before it turns into a shocking monthly bill.

• 1Set up a budget alert in your cloud provider's billing console.
• 2Explore a cost anomaly detection tool (many providers offer one built-in).
• 3Learn to tag resources by team or project so cost can be attributed and investigated accurately.