Methods and systems for utilization tracking and notification of cloud resources

A computer program product, comprising a non-transitory computer-readable medium having a computer-readable program code embodied therein, the computer-readable program code adapted to be executed by one or more processors to implement a method for managing cloud computing resources of an organization, the method comprising:

• maintaining a record identifying a time period and a portion of the cloud computing resources as being allocated to a user of the organization, the portion of the cloud computing resources to be used by the user throughout the time period;
• monitoring, during the time period, usage of the portion of the cloud computing resources allocated to the user;
• and
• if the usage falls below a threshold level, generating an alert and reducing the portion and the time period of the cloud computing resources allocated to the user to an amount equal to the threshold level.

A system for managing cloud computing resources of an organization, the system comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a processor-based database management system coupled to the processor and executed on a computer system and configured to:
• maintain a record identifying a time period and a portion of the cloud computing resources as being allocated to a user of the organization, the portion of the cloud computing resources to be used by the user throughout the time period;
• monitor, during the time period, usage of the portion of the cloud computing resources allocated to the user;
• and
• if the usage falls below a threshold level, generate an alert and reduce the portion and the time period of the cloud computing resources allocated to the user to an amount equal to the threshold level.