Log in as an Admin or Manager for the cloud or a layer higher.
Learn more about the Cloud Sight management layers
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Click on the cloud name on the 'Cloud services' page. This takes you to the details page for that cloud.
Select the Costs tab.
From the costs tab you can set your budget and get alerts when costs for this cloud reach 50%, 80% or 100% of that budget.
Managing the budget and alerts
1. On the panel titled, 'This month's spend', click the menu button (three dots to the right of the budget row) and select Edit. This opens the 'Manage Budget' window.
2. Enter your monthly budget amount. Note that your budget figure has to be in Australian dollars.
3. If you want a budget alert email, select the threshold at which you want to be alerted. You can one or more of:
- 50%
- 80%
- 100%
Alerts will be sent as soon as your costs reach the percentage of the budget you've specified.
3. Select who should receive budget alerts. You can choose specific users by adding their email addresses or choose administrators on a certain management layer.
4. Select Save.
You can follow the same process to modify the budget or the alerts.