Database Report
Overview
This report provides an in-depth analysis of databases and storage accounts hosted by major public cloud providers. It enables users to track database expenses, analyze database costs, and review service provider details for effective cost management and resource optimization.
What This Report Shows
The report offers comprehensive insights into database-related expenditures and usage across different cloud providers. Key sections include:
- Total Cost of Databases – Displays the total expenditure on cloud-hosted databases for the last month.
- Cost Change: Cost change comparispn to last Month.
- All Database Costs – Provides a breakdown of Database expenses by vendor, allowing visibility into licensing and database-related costs.
- All Service Providers – Lists providers, database engines, database quantity, and associated costs for better cost attribution and allocation.
Users can export the report for further data point analysis.
Key Metrics & Deriving Value
This report helps customers optimize their cloud database infrastructure by offering:
- Total Database Cost Tracking – Ensures visibility into cloud database expenditures, helping to control and manage costs effectively.
- Database Cost Analysis – Allows users to review and optimize database licensing expenses per vendor.
- Provider and Database Insights – Helps businesses identify high-cost database instances, optimize their usage, and allocate resources efficiently.
- Cost Breakdown by Provider – Enables financial accountability by mapping database costs to specific providers and database engines.
- Export Functionality – Provides users with the ability to perform in-depth offline analysis for better forecasting and optimization.
Data Sources & Calculation Methodology
The data in this report is sourced from cloud provider billing APIs (Azure, AWS, Google Cloud) and internal subscription management systems. Calculations are derived as follows:
- Total Cost of Databases – Aggregation of all database-related expenses across cloud providers.
- Database Costs – Summarized by extracting vendor-specific licensing and database usage expenses.
- All Service Provider Data – Collected from cloud provider APIs, categorizing each database instance by provider, database engine, quantity, and cost.
Conclusion
This report equips customers with critical insights into their database-related cloud expenditures. By leveraging these insights, businesses can identify cost-saving opportunities, optimize resource allocation, and enhance budget planning to improve overall cloud efficiency.