Connect data source

Overview

The Connect data source panel lets you link an external cloud billing account (AWS, Azure, or GCP) to emma so that its costs appear in your FinOps services.

Before connecting, you need to configure a billing export on the provider side and create a service account with read-only access to that export. See the setup guides for step-by-step instructions:

• AWS setup guide
• Azure setup guide
• GCP setup guide

To connect a data source, you need the Access FinOps management permission.

Content on this page

The connect flow has two steps.

Step 1 — Select a provider

Choose the cloud provider for the account you want to connect: AWS, Azure, or GCP. Each provider card shows how many accounts of that type are already connected to your company.

Step 2 — Enter credentials

• Source name — A unique name for this data source within your company.
• Credential fields — The fields depend on the provider you selected. Open Setup instructions to see where to find each value in your cloud console.
• Setup instructions — A step-by-step guide for the selected provider, shown inside the panel.

Actions that you can perform on this page

• Open Setup instructions — Click the Setup instructions link next to the credential fields to open the provider-specific guide inside the panel.
• Connect account — Click to validate your credentials and create the connection.
• Cancel — Click × or navigate away. No data source is created.