.. _cost_explorer:
.. index:: Cost Explorer


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Cost Explorer
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TRiA Cost Optimization
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       <iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/9eUFUwJ86dQ?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen style="position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 80%; height: 90%;"></iframe>
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.. _cost_explorer_dashboard:

Dashboard
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These tabs provide detailed information on your cost and usage data for past 12 months. It also breaks down cost data for each month.

.. image:: /images/cost-dashboard-new.png

Dashboard page elements:
 - Total spend per month
 - Total Spend
 - Most Expensive Account
 - Forecasted Monthly Spend(MTD)
 - Monthly Spend Per Cloud
 - Summary



.. _cost_advisor:

Cost Advisor
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Cost Advisor provides a summary of possible AWS savings.

.. image:: /images/cost-advisor-new.png

Cost Advisor page elements:
 - Total Saving
 - Cost Savings
 - Idle Resources
 - Previous Generation Resources
 - Reserved Purchase Recommendations
 - Unused Resources

Resource Billing
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Resource Billing provides a monthly spend of resources for each cloud type. 

By clicking on a month in the table, you will get a breakdown of the cost of each 
resource type for that month. You can obtain more information for each resource, 
such as the resource id(s), by clicking on the "+" symbol next to the desired
resource type.

.. figure:: /images/cost_explorer/resource_billing_1.gif
   :align: center
   
   Viewing the resource spend for each month

You can also download your monthly resource spend to a csv file by clicking on
the **DOWNLOAD.CSV** button after selecting a month or by clicking on the 
**Download Resource Spend** button on the Cost Explorer Dashboard.

.. note:: If you apply scopes while on the resource billing page, these scopes
   will not be applied to your csv file download.
   
.. image:: /images/cost_explorer/resource_billing_2.png

Cost Advisor Insights
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Cost Advisor Insights provides potential monthly savings for each resource inside
of your clouds. 

Each resource will have a status check attached telling you if you 
could be saving costs for that resource. By clicking on a check you will be able
to view additional details, such as the affected resources, alert criteria, and the 
recommended action(s) to take. You can also scope the status checks by clicking
on the corresponding status icon above the table.

.. note:: You may also scope by cloud type and cloud name by selecting the 
   corresponding cloud icon under "Select Cloud" or the desired cloud name in the
   drop-down menu above the table respectively.

.. figure:: /images/cost_explorer/cost_advisor_insights_1.gif
   :align: center
   
   Viewing resource cost saving details