Cost/Utilization heat map

Use the Cost/Utilization heat map to visually compare the cost of your assets to their utilizations. The heat map is a depiction of assets. Depending on asset size, the asset ID, cost, and utilization might be listed inside the asset box.

With this map, you can click to select a single asset or multiple assets. This map is particularly useful for identifying assets that have low utilization and high cost. These assets are represented by a large box and low utilization number value. A high cost-to-utilization ratio is often a concern to users.

Viewing utilization and asset status

The heat map can be viewed from various perspectives by clicking Utilization and Asset Status buttons. Only one button from each set, Utilization or Asset Status, can be applied at a time.

To change utilization thresholds, click one of the utilization threshold buttons.

The heat map refreshes and displays only the assets that fall within the designated threshold.

To apply an asset status, click one of the asset status buttons.

The heat map refreshes and displays only the assets in the selected asset status category.
A Terminated asset is one that has been decommissioned. Asset status can be Unknown in certain circumstances. For example, when assets have no recognized location or region, the system displays the message unknown location. Unknown can also mean one the following:

• Asset status cannot be determined because the data is too far back in history
• Utilization cannot be determined as a result of using storage as a service
• Non-geographic locations, like IBM® Cloud IMS region or Microsoft™ Azure's Unspecified location

Other conditions return the message unknown in other parts of IBM Cloud Cost and Asset Management (ICCAM) as well. Asset status can be No Creds when data is found based on billing account credentials, but no asset credentials were provided. Refer to Administration, for more information.

To return to an all-asset view, click the selected Utilization and Asset Status buttons to deselect the options. The heat map refreshes and displays all assets.

Viewing data for a specific asset

To view data for a specific asset, hover over a block in the heat map to view the following asset data:

• Provider type and name
• Cost per usage
• Utilization percentage
• Status, on or terminated

  Note: By default, the heat map initially shows only assets that have both cost and utilization data.

When viewing the Cost/Utilization graph, note that each box or square represents one asset. The size of each box represents the cost of that asset. The larger the box, the greater the asset cost is.