Introduction to Nimbus Stream

Nimbus Stream is a platform developed by Xtremax to manage cloud spend. It aims to monitor and optimize cloud service costs by providing visualization of cloud resource usage, recommendations for rightsizing and termination, and notifications at different cost intervals.

Nimbus Stream provides you with several features to help you monitor and optimize your cloud service costs. The below diagram represents the main services you can access within Nimbus Stream.

The details are in the following table.

S/N	Module	Description
1	Cost Analytics	Cost Analytics allows you to analyze your cloud service usage over time. It provides you with the filter tools for slicing the data to your needs. It also provides data visualization through the dashboard.
2	Cost Optimization	Cost Optimization gives you information on cloud cost-saving opportunities. It consists of recommendations in terms of cloud resources and better purchase options.
3	Cost Monitoring	Cost Monitoring is where you plan and manage your budget. It includes options for setting alert notifications when your actual spending has passed certain levels of your budget.

There are two (2) roles that exist in Nimbus Stream; they are Administrator and User. The table below shows the details of access given to each role.

Module	Administrator	User
Cost Analytics
Cost Optimization
Cost Monitoring
User & Role Management

As a user, you are not allowed to access the User & Role Management module. If you have any problem related to user and role, you can contact the Administrator.