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How it works

OpsBeacon compares your current spend patterns against your historical baseline. When a service, account, or tag group spends significantly more than expected, Beacon flags it as an anomaly and posts an alert to your Slack channel.

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What triggers an alert

  • A service spend that is more than 2x its 7-day average
  • A new service appearing in your bill that wasn’t there before
  • A single-day cost spike exceeding a configurable threshold
  • Month-to-date spend on track to exceed your budget

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Asking about anomalies

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Automatic alerts

Beacon can post anomaly alerts automatically as they’re detected. To enable:

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Root cause analysis

When Beacon flags an anomaly, it includes a root cause breakdown — which specific resources, regions, or usage types drove the change. See Cost Drivers & Root Cause Analysis for more detail.