Stack Configuration

FinOps Center creates IAM Roles and Policies. The Engineer deploying must have Administrative Privileges. (DO NOT INSTALL USING ROOT USER)

Upon Selecting Next you will be taken to the YAML form to complete the FinOps Center Installation.

Name Stack: No Requirements

Environment Parameter:

• Bucket of CUR

• Path to CUR Date - name/name/name/

• Athena DB Created by CUDOS Framework

  • CUDOS will create cid_cur name

  • Table name based on CUR creation naming

• Provide S3 Bucket for Frontend Application Install

Organization Roles

• Define your Organization Role Names

• Create your First Admin User and Email

Each Release has the Features in the Release the CloudFormation Script to use with the Marketplace AMI.

Navigate to the Release of your FinOps Center

Release 25.6.0

• Updated Admin Screens for Financial Admins for Account Allocation

• Update Month Close to run Final Cards based on seeing Invoice Number to Run Final Cards vs Manual Running Cards once Invoice is Recieved

• Updated Budget Screen for all Users

• Adding Resource Launch Date to Resource Table to assist with Workload Allocation

FinOps Center is major Update with new User Experience and the integration of Cost Optimization Hub Approval Process.

While the prior UI was simplier that the AWS Console, we thought we could do better and are very happy to launch the New UI in 25.8.0.

The New U1 continues to have both Light and Dark Mode.

Another Major enhancement is the Process that leverages AWS Cost Optimization Hub Data Exports.

Workload Resource Start Date

To assist users identify Workload Resource for Claiming for Workload and/or specialized MAP Workload, Resources will have Start Date. Note: this capability will identify Resource Start date from Day 2 or FinOps Center installation.

Enterprise

​https://finops-cf-templates.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/25.6.0/ami-06a823dbc5e7a16a0-FinOps-Center-Enterprise-25.6.0.template.json​

FinOps-In-a-Box

​https://finops-cf-templates.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/25.6.0/ami-0bb8211379fda513f-FinOps-In-a-Box-25.6.0.template.json

Hourly

https://finops-cf-templates.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/25.6.0/ami-0112c9a73d1210b43-FinOps-In-a-Box-Hourly-25.6.0.template.json

Functional:

Release 25.2.0 is primarily around the inclusion of the Amazon Q in QuickSight Framework with UI Updates and Changes the CUDOS Framework embedding from Anonymous to User-Based.

FinOps Center Enterprise

FinOps Center FinOps-in-a-Box

FinOps Center FinOps-in-a-Box Hourly

Amazon Q in QuickSight Backend Framework

Amazon Q in QuickSight Topics Components

FinOps Center Enterprise (Annual or Monthly)

FinOps-In-a-Box (Annual or Monthly)

FinOps-in-a-Box (Hourly)

This is the initial Release of Amazon Q in QuickSight FinOps Center Framework

Topics Created

• AWS Product

• AWS Portfolio

• AWS Department

• AWS Business Unit

• AWS Spending

• AWS Vendor

DataSet Created

• FinOps_Center_E1

• FinOps_Center_E2

• FinOps_Center_E3

• FinOps_Center_E4