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Cost Anomaly Detection

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Definition

An automated cloud service that uses machine learning to identify unusual spikes or unexpected changes in your cloud spending. Like having a smart credit card alert that notices when your spending pattern suddenly changes — it catches runaway costs before they become huge bills.

Real-World Example

A startup using AWS Cost Anomaly Detection gets an instant alert when a developer accidentally leaves 50 GPU instances running overnight, catching a mistake that would have cost $12,000 per day within the first hour — before the monthly bill becomes a budget crisis.

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Compare Across Cloud Providers

Cost Anomaly Detection is available across all major cloud platforms. Compare equivalent services:

AWS
AWS Cost Anomaly Detection
Azure
Azure Cost Management Anomaly Detection
Google Cloud
Cloud Billing Anomaly Detection
Oracle Cloud
OCI Cost Analysis

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