Viewing the Software Insights and Spend Optimization Report

To access the Software Insights and Spend Optimization report:

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Go to Cloud License Management > Software Insights and Spend Optimization. Alternatively, go to the Spend & Cost page (Dashboards > Technology Intelligence Reports > Spend & Cost) and click Go to report on the Software Insights and Spend Optimization tile.

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To view different pages in the report, click the tab for the report page that you want to view. For details about each page, see List of the Report Pages.

On a report page, you can perform a number of interactions to work with the report charts and data:

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To refine the data shown in the report, use the following filters on top of each page:

Note:The filters that you set apply to all the pages of the report.

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Relative Date Range—Choose from a list of defined time periods prior to the current date; for example, last 30 days, last 90 days, month to date, and so on.

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Custom Date Range—Choose the start date and end date. The selected period must be within the Relative Date Range.

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Cloud Vendor—Choose one or multiple vendors from the list; for example, Azure or AWS.

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Cost Center—Choose one or multiple cost centers from the list. The available cost centers are the ones defined in the Cloud Cost Optimization. For more information about how to manager cost centers, see Using Rule-Based Dimensions to Analyze Cost.

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To display spend and savings data in a certain currency, choose a currency from the Currency list.

Note: For AWS billing, US dollar is the only option. For Azure billing, you can choose one currency from all the currencies that your organization is being charged with.

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To zoom in on or zoom out the report, click the Zoom In or Zoom Out button in the upper-right corner of the report. Hover over the button icon to view the button name.

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To zoom in on only a visualization or to enlarge a visualization, click the Focus mode button on the individual visual. Hover over the button icon to view the button name. The visual opens and fills the entire report canvas.

Note:To go back to the report, click the Back to report button in the upper-left corner of the visualization.

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To explore in-depth details about the data, use the drill down, drill up, and expand icons on the visual.

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To drill through a report, right-click in a visual and click Drill through, and then select the report page. This page shows information about the data-point you right-clicked on.

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To perform other actions such as exporting data, viewing textual representation of the data, drawing attention to a specific visual on a report page, getting insights, and sorting a visual, click the More options button. Hover over the button icon to view the button name. Select the appropriate option.