How to create a Billing Alarm to Monitor Your Estimated AWS Charges using Amazon CloudWatch?
You must have noticed that while using the services of AWS you are charged with a certain amount according to the type of services you choose. Here, you can first use the AWS Simple Monthly Calculator to estimate the cost of various AWS services you use. If you require further guidelines on using the AWS Simple Monthly Calculator, you can visit the link provided below to know about the usage and implementation of AWS Simple Monthly Calculator.
Now, you must be wondering, What if the amount you estimated is not approximately correct? So in such condition, you must be thinking that it would have been so good if you got some type of notification message when the amount charged for the usage of services exceeds the amount that you had initially estimated. Well, your wish gets granted by the Billing Alarm which lets you obtain the notification about the amount charged for using various AWS services you use.
In this blog, I will be discussing on the stepwise procedure to set up your Billing Alarm for estimating your AWS charges using Amazon CloudWatch.
Procedure for creating a Billing Alarm using Amazon CloudWatch
Step 1: Go to your AWS Management Console.
Step 2: Now, go to your account and click on “My Billing Dashboard”.
Step 3: On your left-hand side now you can see the option of “Billing preferences”. Click on “Billing preferences”.
Step 4: Here in “Billing preferences”, select “Receive Billing Alerts” and click on “Save preferences” button.
