Pre-Implementation Checklist
Requirement |
Ready (Yes | No) |
Compile a complete list of cloud providers to connect. |
Yes | No |
Review bill data connections for these cloud providers. For information, see Bill Data Connections. |
Yes | No |
Review cloud telemetry connections for these cloud providers. For information, see Cloud Telemetry Connections. |
Yes | No |
Understand the current tagging strategy and coverage. |
Yes | No |
Gather details of Enterprise Discount Program (EDP). |
Yes | No |
Decide the base currency for this implementation and foreign exchange rates which should be applied. |
Yes | No |
List the adjustments to the cloud bill which need to be applied. |
Yes | No |
List chargeback/showback processes. |
Yes | No |
Define levels at which cloud cost needs to be consolidated and applicable allocation rules for cost. For example, allocate cost by tags or by subscription or other applied/exception rules. |
Yes | No |
List the users and access which these users should have to the data. Consider creating Groups for users. |
Yes | No |
Plan the Cloud Cost Optimization strategy. |
Yes | No |
Apply Flexera policies with appropriate parameters to identify optimization opportunities. |
Yes | No |
List the Dashboards which are desired. |
Yes | No |
Define the budget tracking and forecasting process. |
Yes | No |
List external tools which might need to be integrated with Cloud Cost Optimization to work within your technology estate. Cloud Cost Optimization APIs enable a very wide range of inbound and outbound integration. For information, see Cloud Cost Optimization API Capabilities. |
Yes | No |