Shared Data
Shared Data allows you to share cloud cost and usage data from your cloud accounts with customer tenants. This is primarily used by managed service providers (MSPs) and resellers who need to provide cost visibility to their customers.
How It Works
When you share data with a customer, Cloud Ctrl creates a copy of the selected cloud account's usage data in the customer's tenant. You can optionally apply:
- Pricing rules — Change the price origin or apply a markup percentage to the shared data
- Tag filters — Only share usage that matches specific tag key/value pairs
- Action scripts — Run custom transformation scripts on the shared data before it reaches the customer
The shared data is updated automatically as new usage data is imported into your tenant.
Creating a Shared Data Connection
- Navigate to Customers → Manage
- Select a customer or create a new one
- Click Share Data
- Follow the wizard:
- Step 1 — Sharing: Choose the cloud connection to share and the target customer. Optionally check "Share cloud connection credentials" to enable enhanced services like recommendations and reservations for the customer.
- Step 2 — Pricing: Configure pricing rules including markup percentage, effective date, and future markup schedules. Optionally select an Action script to apply.
- Step 3 — Filters: Optionally filter the shared data by tag key/value pairs to only include specific usage.
- Step 4 — Finish: Name the shared connection and review your configuration.
Key Features
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| Markup | Apply a percentage markup to shared costs, with support for scheduled future markup changes |
| Tag Filtering | Only share usage matching specific tags (e.g., only share data for a specific environment or cost centre) |
| Credential Sharing | Optionally share the cloud connection credentials so the customer gets enhanced features |
| Multiple Markups | Schedule future markup changes that take effect on specific dates |
| Currency Control | Choose whether to use the customer's display currencies for the shared data |
Related
- Custom Data — Import your own usage data via API
- Customer Management — Managing customer tenants