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A FinOps alert flags a 'cost spike'. What is it?
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A cost spike is an abrupt rise in spend that deviates from the expected baseline.
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What does the 'baseline' represent in anomaly detection?
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The baseline is the learned normal spend; anomalies are significant departures from it.
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After an alert, the team does a 'root-cause analysis'. What is the goal?
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Root-cause analysis pinpoints the underlying reason for the anomaly so it can be fixed.
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Which sentence correctly uses 'runaway spend'?
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Runaway spend is uncontrolled, escalating cost — often from resources left running unintentionally.
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A 'false positive' anomaly alert means what?
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A false positive is an alert for a change that turns out to be normal, not a genuine anomaly.