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Connect to GCP
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Connecting Google Cloud Platform (GCP) to Finout enables seamless tracking and monitoring of your cloud expenses. By integrating GCP, Finout provides detailed insights into your usage, allowing you to visualize costs, optimize spending, and manage budgets across your GCP resources. The connection process involves securely linking your GCP billing account to Finout for real-time cost analysis.
Important: Skip this step if GCP detailed billing has already been activated.
In the Google Cloud account, select Billing.
Choose Billing export.
Make sure that the Detailed usage cost is enabled.
Note: Enabling Detailed usage cost is a one-time action for the entire billing account. This setting applies to all projects under the billing account, so there is no need to enable it individually for each project.
To connect GCP, Finout requires minimal permission to BigQuery in the project that is tied to your billing. To identify that project, check your billing page to see the connected project.
Perform the following steps after selecting the correct project:
Search for Service Accounts, and click Create New.
Configure these three roles:
BigQuery Data Viewer BigQuery Job User BigQuery Read Session User
Leave section 3 blank and click Done.
From the context menu, select Manage Keys.
Click Add Key and Create New Key.
Choose JSON and paste the JSON in Finout's console:
GCP credit types enable users to categorize and display different types of credits. This addition, which includes the ability to group and filter GCP credit types and show original costs, performs as an effective tool for cloud expense management and aims to deliver clarity and ease in financial analysis, empowering users with a more transparent view of their GCP billing and spending patterns.
This feature allows users to easily identify and analyze different types of GCP credits impacting their costs. It simplifies understanding how these credits play a role in overall expense management.
Common GCP credit types
Sustained use discounts: For continuous resource usage.
Committed use discounts: For consistent resource usage over time.
Free tier usage: Covering costs under the GCP Free Tier.
Promotional credits: Offered during promotions or special events.
Research credits: Provided for academic or research-related purposes.
When no credits are applied to a cost, the Credit Types field will show Cost Without Credits. This distinction ensures clarity in cost analysis, helping users differentiate between discounted and non-discounted expenses. Understanding the original cost before credits is essential for a comprehensive view of spending and evaluating the effectiveness of credits used.
Key feature functionalities
Grouping by Credit Types: Offers an aggregated view of how different credits influence your total cloud expenses.
Filtering by Credit Types: Allows for targeted analysis of specific credit types, offering deeper financial insights.
Still need help? Please feel free to reach out to our team at info@finout.io.