October 2022 Summaries

Vantage has announced the general availability of its support for Microsoft Azure costs, allowing customers to securely integrate Azure with Vantage to manage, visualize, and optimize their cloud expenses. This expansion means that Vantage now supports all three major cloud providers—AWS, GCP, and Azure—alongside service providers like Snowflake, Datadog, and Fastly. Customers who previously could not manage Azure costs through Vantage can now do so, whether they are solely using Azure or operating in a multi-cloud environment. The integration is accessible to all users, including those on the free tier, and involves a straightforward setup process that utilizes Azure's service principal with Reader role permissions. Vantage enables users to access cost data via a secure, read-only connection, offering features like unified cost views, cost report summaries, and anomaly detection for Azure. While some features like the Savings Planner and Active Resource support are not yet available for Azure, they are on the roadmap, with users encouraged to contact support for early access. Additionally, Vantage integrates with Azure Active Directory for user management and supports API and notification integrations for seamless cost management.

Vantage has announced the integration of Datadog costs into its console, marking Datadog as its fifth supported service provider alongside AWS, GCP, Snowflake, and Fastly. This integration allows Vantage users to automatically ingest and visualize Datadog costs such as Container Monitoring, APM, and Logging, providing a comprehensive view of infrastructure costs. The platform supports all Vantage users, including those on the free tier, although Datadog costs will contribute to monthly tracked cost quotas, potentially requiring plan upgrades if limits are exceeded. Users can connect their Datadog accounts via OAuth, with Vantage refreshing cost data daily, and the service provides detailed cost visualization by service and category. Additionally, Vantage plans to expand its support to include services like Azure, MongoDB Atlas, and Databricks, addressing the increasing reliance on multiple service providers by customers who often utilize five or more infrastructure providers.