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Announcement
2 years ago

Introducing New APIs for Enhanced Cloud Spend Management

We are excited to announce the launch of three new APIs at DoiT International: Alerts API, Attribution Groups API, and an enhanced Reports API. These APIs are designed to streamline and automate your cloud expense allocation and tracking processes.

  1. Reports API: The updated Reports API now includes a report.create() method, enabling customers to generate Cloud Cost and Usage Analytics reports programmatically. This feature easily integrates cost reporting into your workflows, including CI/CD pipelines.
  2. Alerts API: This versatile API combines metrics and attributions to monitor critical cloud environment metrics. When a threshold is exceeded, the Alerts API will notify relevant stakeholders, ensuring proactive issue management.
  3. Attribution Groups API: This cost allocation tool allows you to distribute metric data across resource groups. For example, you can easily divide cost and usage data among different teams or environments.

We are confident that these new APIs will elevate your programmatic FinOps practice, and we look forward to your valuable feedback. Enjoy the enhanced functionality and improved cloud spend management!

Avatar of authorSebastian Caparroz
Announcement
2 years ago

Gain Deeper Insights Into Your Cloud Spanner Costs

We are excited to announce a new feature for our users: the ability to view granular cost data from Cloud Spanner using the DoiT Cloud Cost Analytics. This update lets you gain deeper insights into your Cloud Spanner usage and costs, helping you make more informed decisions and optimize your cloud budget.

With this latest release, you can now:

View cost breakdowns by Spanner instance/database: Access detailed cost data for each Cloud Spanner instance. This will help you identify the most expensive instances and databases, allowing you to take appropriate actions for cost optimization.

Analyze cost trends over time: Monitor cost patterns over days, weeks, or months to understand how your Cloud Spanner usage is evolving. This information will help you decide strategically about your cloud infrastructure and anticipate future costs.

To access these new features, simply navigate to the Reports section in the DoiT Console, and click on the "New Report" tab. Filter your report by "Service" to "Spanner" and Group by your report by "Global Resource."

Avatar of authorVadim Solovey
Improvement
2 years ago

Improved Visibility for Google Cloud Flexsave Savings Distribution

We are pleased to announce an enhancement to Google Cloud Flexsave for customers with multiple invoice buckets. Starting with March invoices, your Flexsave savings will now be clearly distributed across each invoice. You will see a "Flexsave savings" line item for projects within each specific invoice, offering better insight into how Flexsave reduces your costs for each invoice.

If you're not yet using invoice buckets, by utilizing multiple invoice buckets, you can gain clearer insights into your spending patterns and make more informed decisions. To learn more about increasing invoice granularity with Invoice Buckets, please visit our help center.

Avatar of authorSebastian Caparroz
Announcement
2 years ago

New AWS EDP Pricing Analysis!

We are excited to announce a powerful new feature that will empower you to investigate AWS Enterprise Discount Program (EDP) contract pricing using Cloud Analytics reports within the DoiT Console. By leveraging these three new system labels, you can extract valuable insights into the pricing structure and the applied discounts, making it easier than ever to understand and manage your AWS EDP investment.

Here’s a quick overview of the three labels that have been added to Cloud Analytics reports:

  1. pricebook/rule_name: This label corresponds to the rule name as defined in the price book. It allows you to identify the specific rule applied to a given resource, helping you understand the context of the applied pricing structure.
  2. pricebook/rate_value: This label represents the discount rate applied. For instance, a 5% EDP will be displayed as 0.95. This information will you to quickly identify the EDP rate being applied to their AWS resources.
  3. pricebook/original_cost: This label shows the original cost of the resource before the discount was applied. By comparing this value with the current cost, you can easily evaluate the benefits of your EDP pricing structure.

To access these labels, navigate to the Cloud Analytics section in the DoiT Console and simply group by one (or all) of these labels. This enhanced visibility into AWS EDP pricing will enable you to provide timely and accurate assistance to your finance and FinOps teams.

Avatar of authorVadim Solovey
Improvement
2 years ago

Easier Access to Billing Profiles in DoiT Console!

We are thrilled to announce the launch of improved access to the Billing Profiles to streamline the management of your billing information.

Starting today, Billing Profiles will have a dedicated section within the Billing top navigation menu of the DoiT Console, making it more accessible and convenient than ever before.

With this update, you can now enjoy:

  • Improved discoverability: The new dedicated section for Billing Profiles makes locating and managing your billing information easier than ever.
  • Quick access to vital information: View and modify your payment methods, billing address, company, and contact details with just a few clicks.
  • Enhanced user experience: Our updated design and layout simplify navigating your billing details, saving you time and effort.

If you have any questions or need further assistance with this new feature, please visit the Billing Profiles section in our Help Center. Our team is always here to help and ensure you have the support you need to make the most of our platform.

Avatar of authorFrancisco De La Cortina
Announcement
2 years ago

Start Automating Cloud Cost Allocation with API

Today, we are introducing two new APIs: the Attributions API and the Dimensions API. These powerful tools enable you to automate the process of allocating and tracking expenses for your cloud spend.

Attributions are a powerful tool for building highly configurable cost allocation, quickly identifying associated cost trends, and determining which cost drivers create the most impact. Attributions can then be used to create Reports, Alerts, and Dashboards to drive insights over your public cloud use.

Additionally, as part of this flow, you can use our new Dimensions API to get information about the available fields you can use to build your attributions.

We are confident that the new APIs will be valuable assets for any organization looking to take its cost observability and FinOps practice to the next level. We hope that you enjoy them and look forward to hearing your feedback!

Learn more about the DoiT Platform APIs

Avatar of authorSebastian Caparroz
Improvement
2 years ago

Improving the UX in Cloud Analytics Reports!

We’re excited to announce a new improvement to our Cloud Analytics Reports! We have redesigned our user experience to provide a smoother drag-and-drop experience and a more consistent design that matches the overall look and feel.

We believe our refreshed design is easier to interact with if you need to reorder dimensions.

Avatar of authorSebastian Caparroz
Improvement
2 years ago

Cloud Analytics Reports API: No More Size Limitations 🚀

We are excited to announce a significant Cloud Analytics Reports API upgrade: We have removed size limitations from Cloud Analytics reports when consumed via Reports API!

💡 What does this mean for you?

  1. Unlimited data access: Retrieve larger datasets without any restrictions, so you can customize your reports as needed without worrying about hitting size limits.
  2. One API call: Without size constraints, you can extract large volumes of data in a single API call, improving the overall performance of your applications.

Your feedback is invaluable to us, and we'd love to hear about your experience using the updated Cloud Analytics Reports API. Share your thoughts and suggestions by contacting our customer support.

Avatar of authorVadim Solovey
Improvement
2 years ago

Introducing the Enhanced Time Range Feature for report.get() API Method

We are excited to announce the release of a new feature in our Cloud Analytics API, allowing you to have greater flexibility and control over your report time ranges. You can now include an optional timeRange parameter in your report.get() API method requests, providing a more precise way to fetch data for custom periods.

Key Features:

  1. Include an optional timeRange parameter in the report.get() API method.
  2. Specify the time range by providing either a duration or a startDate/endDate pair.
The backend will utilize the provided time range instead of the one set in the report itself.

Examples:

  • For duration-based time range: https://api.doit.com/analytics/v1/reports/{replace-with-report-id}&timeRange=P20D
  • For a specific time range, use startDate and endDate: https://api.doit.com/analytics/v1/reports/{replace-with-report-id}&startDate=2022-08-15&endDate=2022-09-03

Duration Format:

Durations are represented in the format P[n]Y[n]M[n]D[n], where [n] is replaced by the value for each date and time element.

  • P: Duration designator (for period) placed at the start of the duration representation.
  • Y: Year designator that follows the value for the number of calendar years.
  • M: Month designator that follows the value for the number of calendar months.
  • W: Week designator that follows the value for the number of weeks.
  • D: Day designator that follows the value for the number of calendar days.

We hope this new feature empowers you to better manage and analyze your data by offering greater control over the time ranges in your reports. Be sure to try it, and let us know your feedback!

Avatar of authorVadim Solovey
Improvement
2 years ago

Personalize Your Notification Preferences with Daily and Monthly Digest Options!

We are excited to announce an improvement to our existing Digest Notifications feature! Our users and customers can now choose either Daily or Monthly Digest notifications on our User Notification Page, offering the flexibility to personalize the frequency of updates you receive from us based on your specific needs.


To update your notification behavior, simply visit the Notification Preferences section in our Help Center. For users who had previously configured Monthly and Daily Digest notifications, both checkboxes will be pre-selected by default.

We are committed to providing exceptional user experiences, and we believe this enhancement will help us achieve that goal. We welcome your feedback and questions, and are always here to assist you in any way we can!

Avatar of authorFrancisco De La Cortina