Cloudability What's new in Cloudability

Business Metrics GA – April 22, 2025

We are announcing the official release of Business Metrics with a new management user interface in Cloudability. Previously available only through our API, Business Metrics can now be created and managed directly through the UI, making it easier to create custom metrics for your business needs.

New Standard Role - Cloudability Billing Admin – April 21, 2025

Today, we introduced a new standalone role titled Cloudability Billing admin for assigning billing admin privileges in Cloudability.

Earlier to assign someone with the billing admin permission in an org, an admin was required to create a custom role with the permission named "OrgCurrencyFeatureAccess". Going ahead, an admin would just need to assign the role called "Cloudability Billing Admin" to provide a user with the billing admin privileges. This would be a standard role available to all customer orgs across all Cloudability SKUs.

Cost Sharing for Business Metrics – April 4, 2025

Customers can now allocated shared costs across all of their Business Metrics when using Cost Sharing.

Earlier, only supported cost sharing rules across the default cost metrics that supported. With this release, you can allocate across any currency Business Metric (except non-currency Business Metrics) that exists in your environment for more accurate allocation of shared costs in different contexts. This is available for all customers and can be seen in the Explorer page of cost sharing and ApptioBI upon selecting a metric to report on.

Import and Export of Cost Allocation Rules – April 4, 2025

Today, we introduced import and export functionality for our cost allocation rules. Now, you can upload your cost allocation rules without having to configure them in the user interface or do this programmatically through the API.

We support the import of CSV file types for those customers who want to leverage bulk allocation rule generation. The template of the CSV can be found in the Help Center documentation.

How this feature can help you

For those who want to edit and/or add on to rules, you can now export the list of rules you currently have in a business dimension, which will provide you the list of rules that currently exist in the format needed.

In addition to import/ export for cost allocation rules, we have also released export functionality for the data that lives in the Explorer page, making it easier to export the direct and shared costs for a given set of cost allocation rules.

Improved Navigation for Anomaly Email Notifications - March 26, 2025

Today, we introduced improvements to the Anomaly Email Notification experience, designed to simplify navigation and provide clearer insights for users.

Previously, clicking on the "View Anomaly" link in email notifications redirected users to a general anomaly detection page displaying all anomalies instead of the specific one referenced in the email. Additionally, anomalies sometimes disappeared or showed incorrect details after updated cost files were processed adding to the confusion.

With this release, both challenges are addressed to ensure a smoother and more intuitive anomaly review process.

Validations on Shared View Access - March 18, 2025

In this release, we added an additional validation when Views Authors want to reduce the permissions of Shared View to Private or want to remove users’ access.

Earlier, Cloudability allowed View Authors to change the permission of shared views to Private or remove users from View access without any restrictions. As a result, the users who had previously set Shared View as Default View continued to receive alerts for that View even after the permissions were changed to Private or they were removed from the access. This occurred only when Shared View was set as Default View.

Going forward, before the View authors reduce the permission of a Shared View, they will be presented with list of users who have set the Shared View as Default View. Otherwise, the View Author would be able to change the view permission to 'Private' or able to remove user from View access without any restriction.

Change Default View to Organization's Default View for Impacted Users:

Since Cloudability allowed this earlier, users who still have Private Views as Default View continue to receive email alerts. We will fix the Default View for those users from the backend and set their Default View to the organization's Default View. This will ensure that the users will not have a "missing" or inaccessible Default View.

Additionally, impacted users can log in to Cloudability and change their Default View from the organization's Default View to another View they have access to. To set your default view:

1. Click your Profile icon and select Manage Profile

2. From your Profile page, select Preferences tab

3. Select a view from the Default Account View

AWS and Azure Commitment Recommendations Enhanced for Accessibility - March 4, 2025

Today, Commitments released accessible AWS and Azure commitment recommendations pages. The release, while primarily aesthetic, moves the header options from the drawer to a simple menu dropdown.

Enhanced Filtering on Anomaly Detection Page - February 26, 2025

Today, we introduced new filtering capabilities to the Anomaly Detection feature, making it easier to monitor, analyze, and act on cost abnormalities efficiently.

Anomaly detection enables organizations to identify unusual or unexpected behavior in their cost spending. It provides a cloud-agnostic, comprehensive analysis across all services to detect anomalies in cost data, helping mitigate sudden billing shocks by sending alerts and enabling users to take action.

Previously, you could only filter by Views or sort columns. Now, you can instantly narrow down results to the relevant services or accounts, and filter anomalies based on specific cost thresholds to focus on the most significant issues.

These new filters will provide:

• Expanded filtering: Filter anomalies by Account Name, Service, Usage Family, Total Cost, and Unusual Spend for a more granular view

• Threshold-based filtering: Set specific thresholds for Cost and Unusual Spend to quickly identify high-impact anomalies

• Multi-filter support: Combine multiple filters to refine results and analyze cost variations with precision

Resource Inventory Column Support for Account Groups - February 21, 2025

With this release, resource inventory users can add account groups as a column in the UI for their inventory reports. This additional detail can be helpful when analyzing resources and categorizing them in ways relevant to the business.

Automating GCP SKU Updates and Enhanced Classification Within Reporting Dimensions - February 3, 2025

Today, we launched an update where we transitioned the process of updating the GCP SKU list from manual to automated. GCP updates the SKU list regularly and this enhancement automates the fetching of the latest SKU list in Cloudability which improves SKU classification.

Before this release, we were updating the GCP SKU list manually. This enhancement eliminates the potential for human error, significantly reducing SKU update cadence and ensuring data accuracy and consistency for GCP reporting.

Now, GCP customers can view the latest values across various dimensions in reporting while using GCP as a vendor.

With this release, we’ll also trigger a data reprocess process for all GCP customers so that their SKUs reflect the latest updates.

Cost Sharing Availability in Cloudability - January 30, 2025

Today, we announce the release of Cost Sharing, a powerful new feature that brings automated, granular cost allocation capabilities to your cloud financial management workflow.

Key Features

Flexible Allocation Rules

• Configure multiple allocation strategies including even split, fixed weighting, proportional distribution, and telemetry-based allocation

• Apply multiple allocation rules within the same business dimension

• Share costs across teams, departments, business units, and other dimensions

Enhanced Cost Visibility

• New Explorer interface provides visual confirmation of allocation rules

• Track both direct and shared costs through dedicated reporting

• Access post-allocated values directly in cost analytics

• Visualize cost distribution patterns across your organization

• New Cloudability Cost and Usage(Allocated) projection in Apptio BI

• Integrated view filtering respects organizational hierarchies

• Support for showback and chargeback reporting

• Visualize cost distribution patterns across your organization

Automate the Last Mile : Finally close the gap on unallocated spend by automatically distributing shared infrastructure costs

Reduce Manual Effort : Replace error-prone spreadsheets with automated, rule-based allocation

Improve Accuracy : Create consistent, repeatable allocation rules that scale with your organization

Enable Accountability : Give teams visibility into their complete cost profile, including shared resources

Getting Started

The Cost Sharing feature is now available to all customers. Follow the steps below:

Ability to Add Custom Namespace While Credentialing OCI - January 20, 2025

Today, we launched updates to OCI vendor credentials which allow customers to add a custom namespace while credentialing OCI in Cloudability. Previously it used to be defaulted to the Oracle suggested namespace as ‘Bling’. This update is applicable for both new and existing customers using OCI on Cloudability.

Steps for adding the custom namespace in OCI for new customers

1. In Cloudability , navigate to Settings > Vendor Credentials .

2. Select Add Datasource button > OCI .

3. The new custom namespace field is enabled to fill in.

4. Complete the steps as mentioned in Connect Oracle Cloud .

Steps for adding the custom namespace in OCI for existing customers

1. In Cloudability , navigate to Settings > Vendor Credentials .

2. Select the existing datasource > OCI .

3. Select the credential entry you want to edit and click Edit .

4. The new custom namespace field is enabled to update.

5. Update the field as required and complete the other steps as mentioned in Connect Oracle Cloud .

   

ATUM Mapping Dimensions - January 17, 2025

Today, Cloudability launched five ATUM dimensions in Reporting. These dimensions extend the TBM Taxonomy into Cloudability , enabling customers to understand cloud spend through this standardized categorization.

Five new ATUM dimensions launched are:

1. ATUM Tower : Represents a high-level IT view of your organization’s technology functions, providing a broad cost categorization. Examples values include Network, Platform, End User and Application.

2. ATUM Sub-Tower : Offers a more detailed categorization under each tower, for example breaking Platform down into Middleware and Database.

3. ATUM Service Type : Represents a high-level business view of your cloud spend. This is the top-level categorization into services with values such as Platform Services, Delivery Services and End User Services.

4. ATUM Service Category : Offers a more detailed categorization under each service type, for example breaking Delivery Services down into Operations, Security and Compliance, and Support.

5. ATUM Service Name : This is the most detailed categorization related to services, for example breaking the Operations service category down into Event Management, IT Service Management, and Deployment and Administration.

The new ATUM dimensions, aligned with the TBM taxonomy, provide more detailed cost categorization, allowing organizations to understand their technology spending at multiple levels of granularity.

These dimensions are seamlessly integrated into Cloudability Reporting and dashboards for all customers.