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:

Cloud Cost Optimization Help Topics
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
Cloud Budgets
Commitments
Viewing Potential Savings
Cost Anomaly Detection
Cloud Cost Optimization API Capabilities

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.