Databricks budgets and usage alerts notify teams when usage or cost reaches a configured threshold. They provide visibility and notification, not an automatic reduction in running compute.
Budgets can be scoped by workspace, account, product, tags, or other supported dimensions. Tags make it possible to attribute DBUs and cloud usage to a team, project, or environment.
An alert should be tied to a representative baseline and a clear owner. Compare the alert period with DBUs, cloud infrastructure, job frequency, cluster runtime, and serverless usage. Databricks documents budgets and usage monitoring.