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Optimizing Cloud Costs with Budgets and Alerts

BEGINNER
80 minutes
5 tasks

In this beginner-level lab, you'll learn how to optimize your cloud costs using Google Cloud's budget and alerting features. This hands-on experience will guide you through creating budgets and setting alerts to monitor expenditure, providing practical skills for effective cost management.

Scenario

A mid-sized tech company is looking to better manage their cloud spending to avoid any unexpected charges. They wish to implement a budget alert system to track their expenses and optimize their cloud resources.

Learning Objectives

  • Understand the financial governance features of Google Cloud
  • Learn how to create and manage budgets within Google Cloud
  • Set up alerts to track spending and prevent over-budget scenarios

tasks (5)

task 1: Create a Cloud Budget

10 min

task 2: Set Up Spending Alerts

10 min

task 3: Discuss Financial Governance Best Practices

20 min

task 4: Evaluate Google Cloud's Sustainability Commitments

20 min

task 5: Utilize Cloud Billing Reports for Cost Analysis

20 min

Prerequisites

  • •Basic understanding of Google Cloud Platform
  • •Familiarity with cloud cost management concepts

Skills Tested

Creating and managing budgets in Google CloudConfiguring and using alerts for budget thresholdsUnderstanding Google Cloud's financial governance capabilitiesResearching and evaluating sustainability commitmentsUsing Cloud Billing Reports to analyze and optimize costs

References

    Optimizing Cloud Costs with Budgets and Alerts - Hands-On Lab - CertiPass