Vantage Now Integrates with cur.vantage.sh

Today, Vantage announces the launch of integrating cur.vantage.sh into the Vantage console. AWS practitioners who are having trouble understanding AWS billing codes present in Vantage Cost Reports and Resource Reports can now easily find descriptions of each billing code, other variations of that billing code, and other services that use the same billing code.

Link to cur.vantage.sh will now show for each AWS billing code when grouped by or drilled into subcategory

cur.vantage.sh is a free utility that gives cloud practitioners simple definitions of billing codes for every AWS service. The site has a distinct page for each AWS service (e.g., S3 or EC2) that clusters together similar billing codes for that service, as there may be separate or distinct billing codes for each individual region. For each clustered billing code, the Vantage technical writing team has extensively researched and editorialized a simple definition of the billing code to help practitioners understand what the billing code represents.

Now, with the integration of cur.vantage.sh into the Vantage console, Vantage users with the AWS provider integration will have direct links to descriptions of AWS billing codes on Cost Reports and Active Resource pages. When viewing AWS costs in a Cost Report, grouped by Subcategory, users can click on a direct link to a description page for any AWS billing code to learn more about it. Users can also navigate from any AWS Active Resource page to the corresponding cur.vantage.sh service page to explore all the billing codes associated with that service.

This feature is now available to all Vantage customers with an AWS integration. To get started, navigate to Cost Reports or Active Resource pages. To learn more about AWS Billing codes, visit cur.vantage.sh.

Frequently Asked Questions

1. What is being launched today?

Today, Vantage is launching an integration with cur.vantage.sh, allowing Vantage customers to get definitions of AWS Billing Codes from the Vantage console. You can also view the explainer video below for more details.

2. Who can use the cur.vantage.sh integration?

Any Vantage customer with an AWS provider integration can use the cur.vantage.sh integration. However, cur.vantage.sh is a publicly available website, so you don’t need to be a registered Vantage user to access it.

3. How much does the cur.vantage.sh integration cost?

There is no additional cost to use the cur.vantage.sh integration. Additionally, there is no cost to use cur.vantage.sh outside the Vantage console.

4. Where can I see links to cur.vantage.sh in the console?

Users will find links to cur.vantage.sh in two places within the Vantage console:

• Cost Reports
  • When performing a drill-down into AWS Service, when you drill down to subcategory, you can click the link directly to the detail page for that billing line item.
  • When grouped by Provider, Service, Category, and Subcategory, you can click the link directly to the detail page for that billing line item.
• Active Resources
  • When viewing any AWS service Active Resource page, you can link directly to the service page to view all billing line items for that service.

5. Will this be available for other providers?

Vantage plans to add other providers to cur.vantage.sh in the future. To contribute or suggest improvements, please go to cur.vantage.sh/suggestions or join our Slack community.