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Manage anomaly notifications

The anomaly detection engine is always running. You can set up notifications to receive near-real-time email alerts on detected anomalies, send alerts to Slack or Microsoft Teams channels, or show alerts as in-app notifications in the DoiT console.

Required permissions​

  • Users Manager, Anomalies Viewer, Cloud Analytics User

Cost anomaly notification settings​

Cost anomaly notifications are managed together with other types of notifications. To manage the cost anomaly notification settings:

  1. Sign in to the DoiT console, launch the Notifications page using either of the following methods:

    • Select the gear icon () from the top navigation bar, and then select Notifications.

    • On the Cost anomalies page, select Manage notifications from the Anomaly settings dropdown.

  2. Follow the instructions to Create a new notification or edit an existing one.

  3. In the step to select notifications, go to the Cloud cost anomalies section, and select the Cost anomaly detection checkbox.

  4. (Optional) Specify the notification conditions as needed. Be aware that if you choose multiple conditions, you receive notifications only when all of the specified conditions are met.

    The cost anomalies section

Scope​

The Scope option allows you to specify resource groups (defined by allocations) whose anomalies will trigger the alert notification.

  • To use the Scope option to filter groups defined by custom allocations, you must first enable anomaly detection on those allocations. See Monitor cost anomalies for details.

  • If you select an allocation as the Scope, you receive notifications only for anomalies within that specific allocation. You don't receive notifications for anomalies that occur in a broader (superset) or a narrower (subset) scope of that allocation.

Severity and threshold​

These two options help you control the volume of notifications:

  • Anomaly severity: Set the minimum severity threshold that will trigger the alert notification. There are three severity levels: Information, Warning, and Critical. By default, the severity level for email alerts is Critical.

  • Anomaly threshold: Set the minimum amount of the cost of anomaly that will trigger the alert notification. The threshold is the gap between your actual cost and the maximum cost in the normal range. You can't use decimals in this field.

If you want to reduce or increase the number of identified anomalies, consider adjusting the Anomaly sensitivity settings.

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