Your finance team has asked you to ensure that the monthly Google Cloud spend for a new project stays close to a target of USD 2,000. They want an email as soon as actual costs reach 80% of that amount, but do not want any services interrupted when the threshold is crossed. Which Google Cloud feature should you configure to meet their request?
Schedule a Cloud Scheduler job that automatically turns off all Compute Engine instances once costs reach USD 1,600.
Apply a project-level quota policy that blocks further API calls after USD 1,600 has been billed.
Purchase USD 2,000 in one-year committed use discounts to lock spending at the target amount.
Create a Cloud Billing budget for USD 2,000 with an 80% alert threshold.
A Cloud Billing budget is designed specifically to monitor how much you have spent (or are forecast to spend) compared with an amount you define. By adding an alert threshold of 80%, Cloud Billing automatically emails billing administrators and project owners when the spend reaches that percentage. Budgets are strictly a monitoring and alerting tool; they do not limit usage or shut down resources. Quotas, shutdown scripts, or committed use discounts either limit resource allocation, disrupt workloads, or influence pricing rather than provide spend-against-plan monitoring.
Ask Bash
Bash is our AI bot, trained to help you pass your exam. AI Generated Content may display inaccurate information, always double-check anything important.
What is a Cloud Billing budget in Google Cloud?
Open an interactive chat with Bash
How are alert thresholds set up for Cloud Billing budgets?
Open an interactive chat with Bash
Why doesn’t creating a budget interrupt services when a threshold is crossed?
Open an interactive chat with Bash
What is a Cloud Billing budget?
Open an interactive chat with Bash
How do alert thresholds in Cloud Billing budgets work?
Open an interactive chat with Bash
What is the difference between a Cloud Billing budget and quotas?
Open an interactive chat with Bash
GCP Associate Cloud Engineer
Setting up a cloud solution environment
Your Score:
Report Issue
Bash, the Crucial Exams Chat Bot
AI Bot
Loading...
Loading...
Loading...
Pass with Confidence.
IT & Cybersecurity Package
You have hit the limits of our free tier, become a Premium Member today for unlimited access.
Military, Healthcare worker, Gov. employee or Teacher? See if you qualify for a Community Discount.
Monthly
$19.99 $11.99
$11.99/mo
Billed monthly, Cancel any time.
$19.99 after promotion ends
3 Month Pass
$44.99 $26.99
$8.99/mo
One time purchase of $26.99, Does not auto-renew.
$44.99 after promotion ends
Save $18!
MOST POPULAR
Annual Pass
$119.99 $71.99
$5.99/mo
One time purchase of $71.99, Does not auto-renew.
$119.99 after promotion ends
Save $48!
BEST DEAL
Lifetime Pass
$189.99 $113.99
One time purchase, Good for life.
Save $76!
What You Get
All IT & Cybersecurity Package plans include the following perks and exams .