1. Cloud Cost Management
  2. Process
  3. Spend review
Process · Spend review

Spend review

Check daily charges, allocation and exceptions before explaining spend.

Step by step

  1. Receive charges Cloud Operations Engineer

    Cloud Operations Engineer checks the ingestion run and the usage dates present in the daily cost lines.

    • Establish the usage period and imported amount
    • Updates Cost ingestion runs, Cloud cost lines
  2. Check allocation Cost Center Owner

    Cost Center Owner compares each account and cost center with the approved account rule.

    • Compare the code with the account rule
    • Updates Account cost centers, Cloud accounts
  3. Review movement Cloud Cost Analyst

    Cloud Cost Analyst compares charges by account and service, then selects unusual lines for investigation.

    • Identify an unusual charge or alert
    • Updates Cloud cost lines, Spend alerts
  4. Assign exception Service Owner

    Service Owner names an analyst on an incident when the amount needs a coordinated answer.

    • Give the case an owner and priority
    • Updates Incidents, Cost anomaly events
  5. Explain outcome Finance Manager

    Finance Manager reviews the account, amount and explanation before using the figures in a cost report.

    • Retain the amount and its explanation
    • Updates Cloud cost lines, Incidents
Cloud Operations Engineer
, Cost Center Owner, Cloud Cost Analyst, Service Owner, Finance Manager.

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