Question

How can I monitor and manage costs under AWS Consolidated Billing?

Answer 1

You can use AWS Cost Explorer, AWS Budgets, and detailed billing reports to monitor and manage costs. These tools provide visibility into usage patterns, allow setting up budget alerts, and generate detailed reports.

Example: Creating a Budget Alert:

aws budgets create-budget \
    --account-id ACCOUNT_ID \
    --budget file://budget.json
 

Where budget.json might look like:

{
  "Budget": {
    "BudgetName": "MonthlyBudget",
    "BudgetLimit": {
      "Amount": 1000,
      "Unit": "USD"
    },
    "TimeUnit": "MONTHLY",
    "BudgetType": "COST",
    "CostFilters": {},
    "CostTypes": {
      "IncludeTax": true,
      "IncludeSubscription": true,
      "UseBlended": false
    },
    "TimePeriod": {
      "Start": "2023-01-01T00:00:00Z",
      "End": "2024-01-01T00:00:00Z"
    }
  },
  "NotificationsWithSubscribers": [
    {
      "Notification": {
        "NotificationType": "ACTUAL",
        "ComparisonOperator": "GREATER_THAN",
        "Threshold": 90,
        "ThresholdType": "PERCENTAGE"
      },
      "Subscribers": [
        {
          "SubscriptionType": "EMAIL",
          "Address": "[email protected]"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}