Pre-Implementation Checklist

The following table lists the checklist items that you should review and prepare for prior to beginning your Flexera One Cloud Cost Optimization implementation.

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 Recommendation Lifecycle.

Yes | No