From f5e5c0a060391a9d4d9b65c2e5e96a9cb471fb7d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sarah Gibson Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2024 14:27:24 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Create community facing docs about budget threshold alerts --- index.md | 1 + topic/budget-alerts.md | 16 ++++++++++++++++ 2 files changed, 17 insertions(+) create mode 100644 topic/budget-alerts.md diff --git a/index.md b/index.md index 21c4f32..15ebe33 100644 --- a/index.md +++ b/index.md @@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ admin/howto/new-hub admin/howto/replicate admin/howto/create-billing-account topic/cloud-costs +topic/budget-alerts ``` ## Reference material diff --git a/topic/budget-alerts.md b/topic/budget-alerts.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..5b5ea5d --- /dev/null +++ b/topic/budget-alerts.md @@ -0,0 +1,16 @@ +(costs:budget-alerts)= +# Budget Forecast Alerts + +## What are budget forecast alerts? + +Budget forecast alerts allow 2i2c to be notified when the cloud costs of a given project are likely to exceed a given threshold for a given month. +These are _early warning_ notifications designed to prevent run-away cloud bills by giving us time to act to reduce costs. +2i2c staff receive budget forecast alerts at the `support@2i2c.org` mailbox. + +## When will _you_ receive a budget forecast alert? + +2i2c will forward these budget forecast alerts to you, the Community Representative, where 2i2c directly pass through cloud costs. + +## What thresholds are used for budget forecast alerts? + +We currently set the budget alert threshold to be the average of the past 3 months of expenditure, plus a 20% buffer.