Connect to GCP

GCP Integration Overview

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.

GCP Configuration Workflow:

1. Billing Export from GCP

2. Granting Finout Access to GCP

1. Billing Export from GCP

1. In the Google Cloud account, select Billing.

   
2. Choose Billing export.

   
3. Make sure that the Detailed usage cost is enabled.

   

2. Granting Finout Access to GCP

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:

1. Search for Service Accounts, and click Create New.

   
2. Configure these three roles:

   BigQuery Data Viewer BigQuery Job User BigQuery Read Session User

   

1. Leave section 3 blank and click Done.

2. From the context menu, select Manage Keys.

   
3. Click Add Key and Create New Key.

   
4. Choose JSON and paste the JSON in Finout's console:

   

GCP Credit Types

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, is an effective tool for cloud expense management. It 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.

Cost without Credits: When no credits are applied to a cost, the Credit Types field displays Cost Without Credits, a Finout-calculated value representing the original cost before any credits are applied. This distinction ensures clarity in cost analysis by helping you separate discounted from non-discounted expenses. By showing the original cost before credits, Finout allows you to understand your true usage spend without the influence of promotions or discounts, giving you a more accurate view of overall spending and credit effectiveness.

• 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.

FAQs

How can I grant Finout access to my GCP billing table through a custom project instead of the primary project?

This setup is not available through the app’s onboarding process. If you need Finout to access your billing table through a custom project for security reasons, contact Finout support at [email protected] and provide the following details:

• Project Name

• Dataset

• GCP Table