Stax Cost & Compliance
Articles related to the Stax Cost & Compliance module
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Create Alerts for Cost Spikes
Last updated 4 May 2021
Keep on top of unpredicted spend by configuring Cost Spike Alerts to notify you when costs increase.
Turn on Cost and Usage (CUR) for an AWS Master Account
Last updated 28 Apr 2021
For Stax to collect your AWS billing data, you need to have Cost and Usage Reports turned on.
Updating Your IAM Role
Last updated 20 Apr 2021
Missing data? Things not updating the way they should? Sounds like it's time to update your IAM role.
Account Linking - Resolve a Client ID mismatch
Last updated 18 Apr 2021
What to do when you see a Client ID mismatch error as you’re linking your AWS accounts to Stax.
Check your Programmatic Billing
Last updated 18 Apr 2021
In order for Stax Cost to do its thing, we need to ensure you've got your programmatic billing switched on. Here's how to check.
Find Your S3 Billing Bucket
Last updated 18 Apr 2021
To show your cost data, we need access to your billing bucket. Here's how to find it.
Getting Help Linking Your AWS Accounts
Last updated 18 Apr 2021
Linking AWS to Stax isn't very technical, but sometimes it's easier to get someone else to help.
Integrating Cost & Compliance with Slack
Last updated 18 Apr 2021
You can integrate Stax notifications into Slack -- here's how!
Is my account part of a Consolidated Bill?
Last updated 18 Apr 2021
How to check to see if your AWS account uses consolidated billing.
Linking your AWS accounts to Stax Cost & Compliance
Last updated 18 Apr 2021
Securely link with IAM to see your AWS metadata in Stax.
Permissions needed to link AWS to Stax Cost & Compliance
Last updated 18 Apr 2021
Firstly, you need to be an administrator of your AWS accounts to link them to Stax.
Resolve a Confirmation from AWS Not Received Error
Last updated 18 Apr 2021
What to do when you see a Confirmation from AWS Not Received as you’re linking your Stax and AWS accounts.
Resolve an Access Denied to Billing Reports error
Last updated 18 Apr 2021
What to do when you see an Access Denied to Billing Reports error as you’re linking your Stax and AWS accounts.
Resolve an S3 Bucket Empty error
Last updated 18 Apr 2021
What to do when you see an S3 Bucket Empty error as you’re linking your Stax and AWS accounts.
Restricting User Access to Data in Stax Cost & Compliance
Last updated 18 Apr 2021
Limiting user access in Stax to specific segments (e.g. team, cost centre or project).
Why doesn't Stax match my bill?
Last updated 18 Apr 2021
You've been watching your costs in Stax all month and now you've received your bill. Why are they different?
IAM Role Permissions
Last updated 14 Mar 2021
The Stax Cost & Compliance Module IAM role is read-only and provides Stax no access to customer data.
Click to Re-evaluate
Last updated 22 Jan 2021
Re-evaluate your compliance rules with the click of a button
DBR vs CUR
Last updated 22 Jan 2021
Why we need you to use the Cost and Usage Report from AWS instead of the Detailed Billing Report.