What it is: A service to set budget thresholds and get alerts when spending/usage approaches or exceeds them.

What it’s for:

• Prevent bill surprises.
• Notify teams when costs exceed a set budget.

Key ideas:

• Budget types can include cost budgets and usage budgets.
• Alerts can be sent to email/SNS depending on configuration.

Exam cues:

• “alert when monthly cost exceeds $500” → AWS Budgets.

Hard words:

• *threshold* /ˈθreʃhoʊld/: ngưỡng
• *exceeds* /ɪkˈsiːdz/: vượt quá
• *approaches* /əˈproʊtʃɪz/: tiến gần