Getting Started With Cloud Cost Optimization

Cloud Cost Optimization is a cost management and optimization solution that enables enterprises to cut cloud costs and ensure the ongoing efficient use of cloud resources across all of their business units, cloud accounts, clouds, and applications.

The following topics will help you get started with Flexera’s Cloud Cost Optimization:

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Cloud Cost Optimization Help Topics

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Cloud Cost Optimization Training Videos

Cloud Cost Optimization Help Topics

Cloud Cost Optimization documentation is organized into the following sections:

Topic	Content
Cloud Cost Management Implementation Overview	Explains how controls are set up and currency is handled in Cloud Cost Optimization billing information. For details, see: • Common Cloud Cost Optimization Controls • Currency Support
Quick Start	Explains how Cloud Cost Optimization ingests billing data from these cloud providers, enabling you to allocate costs, identify waste, and perform detailed analysis of your cloud spend. For details, see: • Bill Data Connections • Bill Adjustments • Bill Processing Status • Cloud Telemetry Connections • Automated Optimization • Using Rule-Based Dimensions to Analyze Cost
Pre-Implementation Checklist	Explains the items that you should review and prepare for prior to beginning your Flexera One Cloud Cost Optimization implementation.
Using Cloud Cost Optimization	Explains how you can monitor your cloud usage allocation, costs and discounting structures for all public and private cloud accounts and all associated costs. For details, see: • Accessing the Cloud Dashboard • Analyzing Cloud Costs in Billing Centers • Analyzing IT Asset Management and SaaS Spend • Tabular View • Sample Cloud Cost Reports • Cost Planning • Commitments • Viewing Potential Savings • Cost Anomaly Detection • Cloud Cost Optimization API Capabilities
Cloud Sustainability Reporting	Describes the Cloud Sustainability Impact Intelligence report, its report pages, its insights, and its benefits, and how to work with the report.

Cloud Cost Optimization Training Videos

There are training videos available in the Flexera Learning Center (login required) to help learn more about using Cloud Cost Optimization.