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Cost Increase Investigation

When CloudForecast detects a significant cost increase in your Cost Group report, it automatically generates a “Why is my cost going up?” investigation page. This gives you a focused, pre-loaded view of what drove the spike — without having to manually set up filters or dig through raw cost data.

How It Works

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When a cost spike triggers a Cloudy or Stormy alert in your Cost Group report, a Why? link appears alongside the alert card — both in the email and in Slack.

Clicking Why? opens a dedicated investigation page scoped to that exact alert: the service, tag, account, or dimension that triggered it, the time period, and the cost threshold that was crossed.

From that page you can:

  • See a breakdown of what changed and by how much
  • Understand which services, accounts, or tags are contributing to the increase
  • Create a Jira issue directly from the page — pre-filled with the alert title, source, and report date — to assign follow-up to the right team

Where to Find It

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Why? links are generated automatically — there is nothing to configure. They appear in your Cost Group alert cards whenever a significant cost increase is detected. Look for the link next to the alert in your daily email report or Slack notification.

Why? links are available on paid plans only.

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