Cloud Cost Optimization New Features Blog

Support for Multiple Google Cloud Billing Accounts in the Same Flexera Org

This release brings additional support around Google Cloud Platform accounts in the Flexera Cloud Cost Optimization platform. GCP allows customers to enable BigQuery billing export for multiple billing accounts. In addition, Google can issue new bil...

shelbysalling Flexera Jan 04, 2021

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Allocate AWS discount program fees to the accounts were they were used!

As a savvy cloud user, you take advantage of AWS discount plans and purchase Reserved Instances and/or Savings Plans*. These are purchased in one account but AWS may apply the savings across any of your other accounts. When this happens, costs is re...

James_Folmar Flexera Dec 18, 2020

Cloud Cost Optimization Optima

New Dimension, "Purchase Option"

Optima has a new dimension called "Purchase Option". It is similar to the Purchase Option dimension in the AWS Cost Explorer, populated with values like "On Demand", "Reserved", "Savings Plan", and "Spot". For now, this dimension will be populated as...

James_Folmar Flexera Dec 08, 2020

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AWS Service Name Update

Before this update, for AWS, Optima's "Service" field was mapped from "lineItem/ProductCode", and not "product/ProductName". For AWS MarketPlace services, that "ProductCode" is a hash id, which makes understanding that data contextually difficult. T...

shelbysalling Flexera Nov 20, 2020

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Optima release notes

Adjustments interface now live in Optima

Flexera allows for flexible bill adjustments based on customizable rules, for Optima has the ability to define adjustments by a variety of dimensions. Different markup/markdowns can be assigned to: Vendor Billing center Region Service Resource type ...

shelbysalling Flexera Nov 13, 2020

Cloud Cost Optimization Optima