eG Monitoring
 

Measures reported by AlibabaServBillTest

If the AlibabaBillingTest test reveals that the abnormal cloud spend for the current month is owing to the high cost of using services, then administrators can use this test to figure out how much is spent per service. This way, they can quickly identify the service(s) that is causing the cloud spend to increase.

One of the key reasons for an increase in cloud spend is cloud waste. Cloud waste is the result of resources being launched without consideration of the cost, and then left running when they are not required. By enabling administrators to review the cost of each service, this test reveals if the cloud account holder is paying for services that they are not actually utilizing; in short, the test reveals if cloud waste is contributing to the increase in cloud spend. This way, the AlibabaServBillTest test helps administrators to figure out which services they should stop subscribing to, so the monthly spend drops.

Outputs of the test : One set of results for the monitored cloud account.

The measures made by this test are as follows:

Measurement Description Measurement Unit Interpretation
Total_pretaxcost Indicates the total pretax cost of using this service during the current month. USD Compare the value of this measure across services to know which service is contributing to the high cloud spend for the month.

To know which instances and products use this service, take the help of the detailed diagnosis of this measure. If this measure reports an unusually high value for a service, then you can use these detailed statistics to figure out which instance is making excessive use of this service.