cheaper_regions

Cheaper Regions Policy

What it does

This Policy Template determines which regions have cheaper alternatives by specifying the expensive region name and the cheaper region name for analysis

Prerequesites

• The billing_center_viewer role
• The policy_designer, policy_manager & policy_publisher roles

Functional Details

• This policy uses a hash to determine existing regions and newer compatible cheaper regions. It checks the billing center and reports on cheaper regions.

Input Parameters

This policy has the following input parameters required when launching the policy.

• Billing Center Name - The list of Billing centers to check against
• Email addresses of the recipients you wish to notify - A list of email addresses to notify

Supported Clouds

• Azure Resource Manager
• Azure CSP
• Google
• Amazon

Cost

This Policy Template does not incur any cloud costs.