We're excited to introduce Connections, a new way to securely manage how CloudFlow accesses your cloud resources.

What’s new

• Role-based access control (RBAC): Define Owner, Editor, and User roles to control what users can do in CloudFlow.
• Reusable roles and permissions: Configure a small set of roles once and apply them across multiple flows, eliminating the need to manage permissions for each individual workflow.
• Separation of duties: Users who create or execute a flow don’t need elevated cloud permissions; the automation runs with the Connection role’s permissions only.
• Improved governance and auditability: Every action taken by a CloudFlow is tied to a defined role, reducing the risk of excessive privileges and simplifying compliance reviews.

Why it matters

Connections provide the foundation for scaling FinOps automation. They make it easier to roll out new flows, enforce security best practices, and maintain confidence that your automations are running with the right level of access – no more, no less.

To learn more about Connections, check out our Help documentation, or click here to see a step-by-step demo for how to set up new Connections.