Cost Savings report improvements

• The cost savings report has been improved to clearly show where and how to achieve maximum savings. The page has been split into two possible monthly savings sections to highlight the recommended two-step approach to achieve optimal savings. 

  • The first step/section is targeting mis-provisioned resources that should be resolved first.
  • The second step/section is isolating RI purchase recommendations. After resolving all possible or desired mis-provisioned resources, it is recommended to wait 7 days before purchasing the RI recommendations. This allows the recommendation engine to adjust for new usage patterns.

• Now both RI and SP recommendations are pulled from AWS, and surfaced within the application at both L1 and optionally L2 directly-credentialed payers. 

  

Other Improvements

• Improved Credit handling for SPP credit sub-types. Previously, sub-types of SPP were not being captured in alignment with configuration of the SPP (Solution Provider Program) credit type.

• Improved the behavior of Azure RI and SP un-sharing as it relates to Force initial list cost to be based on Pay As You Go pricing configuration. The behavior is now consistent between both Asure RI and SP. If Force initial list cost to be based on Pay As You Go pricing is enabled, it will reset the list cost for all costs except for Reserved Instance and Savings Plan costs by default. If the user wishes to reset list cost for RI and SP, they will need to explicitly enable un-sharing for each of them.
  

  

Bugs

• Updated Cost BI CSV export to only include columns that are enabled on the table.
• Resolved an issue for Azure Advanced Grouping that generated an error when attempting to drilldown into the chart.
• Resolved an issue where billing data was not properly reloading for Azure GOV CSPs when Marketplace charges were found.