Getting started

Granting CloudMonitor read-only Azure access and getting your reports live.

Does it support FOCUS 1.2?

Yes. FOCUS is the native schema, and CloudMonitor always tracks the latest version Microsoft Cost Management exports — currently FOCUS 1.2, which Azure publishes as its 1.2-preview schema alongside the generally available 1.0 export. See Microsoft's FOCUS metadata reference for the current Azure schema. If you already have a FOCUS export in Azure Storage, CloudMonitor reads it directly. As we add Amazon Web Services and Google Cloud, we'll support the latest published FOCUS specification for those clouds too — so your Azure, AWS, and GCP spend all normalize to one schema.

How long does setup take?

Most customers are live within 15 minutes — the setup guide walks through each step. The longest step is usually getting access approval through your change-management process.