Connecting Azure Modern Commerce Agreement in Cloud Cost Optimization
Important:
The Manage organization role is required to connect Azure MCA in Cloud Cost Optimization. For complete descriptions of each role available in Flexera One, see Flexera One Roles.
Cloud Cost Optimization ingests billing data provided by major cloud providers and custom bills, enabling you to allocate costs, identify waste, and perform detailed analysis of your cloud spend.
To connect Azure MCA in Cloud Cost Optimization:
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Go to the Billing Configuration page (Administration > Cloud Settings > Billing Configuration). |
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Click Add a Cloud Bill. The Connect Cloud - Choose your cloud dialog box opens. |
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Choose Microsoft Azure and click Continue. The Connect Cloud - Microsoft Azure dialog box opens. |
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In the Microsoft Customer Agreement section, choose Azure (Modern Commerce) and click Continue. The Connect Cloud - Azure (Modern Commerce) dialog box opens. |
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If your annual spend is no more than $30 million USD, enter the following required information, and click Connect: |
Note:This means you are creating a bill connect using the Azure Cost Management API.
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In the Start - Month/Year field, click the calendar icon (on the left side of the field) and select a date. |
Note:Consider the following:
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Ensure that the start month and year is equal to or greater than the Modern Commerce Agreement contract start date. |
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If you do not select the start month and year, the data is imported only for the current month. |
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Alternatively, if you select the start month and year, the data is imported from the specified date. Use this option to retrieve historical data and analyze information from a particular point in time. |
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If your annual spend is more than $30 million USD, you must enter the following information along with the required information, and then click Connect: |
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Location of unamortized export data
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Location of amortized export data. |
Consider the following:
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These fields are required. This means you are creating a bill connect using Exports. |
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You must enter the location URL in the following format: |
https://<Storageaccountname>.blob.core.windows.net/<Containername>/<Directorypath>/<Exportname>
Example:
https://xyzexports.blob.core.windows.net/323266/sales-buyer/actual-cost-sales-buyer
Where:
xyzexports is the storage account name.
323266 is the container name.
sales-buyer is the directory path.
actual-cost-sales-buyer is the folder name (export name) to store the actual cost.
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You must create one URL for each: Actual Costs and Amortized Costs. |
To submit Azure MCA billing data to Cloud Cost Optimization, see Using Cloud Cost Optimization API for Bill Connects.
For instructions on using Cloud Cost Optimization to add or update billing information, see Adding New Billing Data or Updating Billing Data Configurations. For instructions on connecting your cloud accounts to Automation, see Managing Credentials for Policy Access to External Systems.