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You want to receive a billing alert when your AWS monthly cost exceeds $150 or reaches 75% of your total budget, whichever happens first. How should you set this up in AWS Budgets?

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AWS - Account and Billing
You want to receive a billing alert when your AWS monthly cost exceeds $150 or reaches 75% of your total budget, whichever happens first. How should you set this up in AWS Budgets?
AUse AWS Cost Explorer to track costs and set alerts for $150 only
BSet a single alert with a threshold of 75% and manually monitor $150 spending
CCreate two separate budget alerts: one for $150 fixed amount and one for 75% threshold
DConfigure an alert only for the higher of the two thresholds
Step-by-Step Solution
Solution:
  1. Step 1: Understand alert conditions

    To alert on either condition, separate alerts are needed.
  2. Step 2: Evaluate options

    Single alert cannot handle two different thresholds simultaneously.
  3. Step 3: Confirm best practice

    Two alerts ensure notification at either $150 or 75% budget usage.
  4. Final Answer:

    Create two separate budget alerts: one for $150 fixed amount and one for 75% threshold -> Option C
  5. Quick Check:

    Multiple alerts needed for multiple thresholds [OK]
Quick Trick: Use multiple alerts for multiple thresholds [OK]
Common Mistakes:
  • Trying to combine thresholds in one alert
  • Ignoring fixed amount threshold
  • Relying only on manual monitoring

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