Combined Cloud Cost Management release notes for upgrades from Vancouver to Xanadu

Consolidated page of all release notes for Cloud Cost Management from Vancouver to Xanadu.

How to use this page

To help you prepare for your upgrade, we have combined the cross-family Cloud Cost Management release notes onto one page. Read this summary of the new features, changes, and updated information for your product from Vancouver to Xanadu.

Tip:

If there were no updates for a release notes section in a certain family release, we included a short note for your reference. For example, if a product did not have any updates in Tokyo, the row says "No updates for this release."

Important information for upgrading Cloud Cost Management to Xanadu

Before you upgrade to Xanadu, review these pre- and post-upgrade tasks and complete the tasks as needed.

Release	Release notes
Vancouver	For instructions on upgrading Cloud Cost Management to Vancouver, see Upgrade Cloud Insights.
Washington DC	No updates for this release.
Xanadu	No updates for this release.

New features

Between your current release family and Xanadu, new features were introduced for Cloud Cost Management.

Release	Release notes
Vancouver	Reduce the wasted storage spend of your cloud resources Reduce the wasted storage spend of your cloud resources by viewing the storage volume recommendations for Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Amazon Web Services (AWS), and Microsoft Azure Cloud. Reduce the costs of your cloud database resources Reduce the costs of your cloud database resources by viewing the database recommendations for Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Amazon Web Services (AWS), and Microsoft Azure Cloud.
Washington DC	Analyze the spend breakdown for Kubernetes clusters View and analyze costs for a Kubernetes cluster on cloud and narrow down your results by using various filters such as time period, cost type, and grouping options like Kubernetes cluster, Kubernetes namespace, and tag category. Manage the cost of shared cloud services View, analyze, and manage the cost of shared cloud services across various business domains and allocate costs to these multiple lines of business. For Kubernetes clusters, you can share the cost across multiple namespaces.
Xanadu	No updates for this release.

Changes

Between your current release family and Xanadu, some changes were made to existing Cloud Cost Management features.

Release	Release notes
Vancouver	New Cloud Cost Management experience The new Cloud Cost Management Workspace provides a more efficient, modernized way for you to work. For information, see Cloud Cost Management Workspace.
Washington DC	Updated default value of the system properties for spend analysis The default value of the following system properties has changed: sn_cld_spend_core.metricbase_transform_limit: Default value: 20000 sn_cld_spend_core.spend_report_per_chunk_workload_size: Default value: 500
Xanadu	No updates for this release.

Removed

Between your current release family and Xanadu, some Cloud Cost Management features or functionality were removed.

Release	Release notes
Vancouver	No updates for this release.
Washington DC	No updates for this release.
Xanadu	No updates for this release.

Deprecations

Between your current release family and Xanadu, some Cloud Cost Management features or functionality were deprecated.

Release	Release notes
Vancouver	The Cloud Cost Management Core user interface and Cloud Spend dashboard are planned for future deprecation.
Washington DC	The Cloud Cost Management Core UI interface and Cloud Spend dashboard are planned for future deprecation.
Xanadu	No updates for this release.

Activation information

Review information on how to activate Cloud Cost Management.

Release	Release notes
Vancouver	Install Cloud Cost Management by requesting it from the ServiceNow Store. Visit the ServiceNow Store website to view all the available apps and for information about submitting requests to the store. For cumulative release notes information for all released apps, see the ServiceNow Store version history release notes.
Washington DC	Install Cloud Cost Management by requesting it from the ServiceNow Store. Visit the ServiceNow Store website to view all the available apps and for information about submitting requests to the store. For cumulative release notes information for all released apps, see the ServiceNow Store version history release notes. Beginning with the Washington DC release, limited support is provided for the Cloud Cost Management Core UI interface. While it remains active in your instance, including when you upgrade to a new ServiceNow AI Platform® release, the best approach is to move to the Workspace experience.
Xanadu	No updates for this release.

Additional requirements

If any additional requirements were introduced or changed for Cloud Cost Management we have noted them here.

Release	Release notes
Vancouver	No updates for this release.
Washington DC	No updates for this release.
Xanadu	No updates for this release.

Browser requirements

If any specific browser requirements were introduced or changed for Cloud Cost Management we have noted them here.

Release	Release notes
Vancouver	No updates for this release.
Washington DC	No updates for this release.
Xanadu	No updates for this release.

Accessibility information

Review details on accessibility information for Cloud Cost Management, such as specific requirements or compliance levels.

Release	Release notes
Vancouver	Resize text Text size can be increased to 200% through your browser settings without loss of content or functionality. Dark theme Enable a dark theme or mode in Cloud Cost Management. This option is commonly used to alleviate eye strain and improve readability.
Washington DC	No updates for this release.
Xanadu	No updates for this release.

Localization information

If there are specific localization considerations for Cloud Cost Management we have noted them here.

Release	Release notes
Vancouver	No updates for this release.
Washington DC	No updates for this release.
Xanadu	No updates for this release.

Highlight information

If there are specific highlight considerations for Cloud Cost Management we have noted them here.

Release	Release notes
Vancouver	Enhance your user experience by using the new user-friendly Cloud Cost Management Workspace. The Cloud Cost Management Workspace contains multiple views that help you to optimize costs and manage your cloud resources more efficiently with better data visibility, recommendations, and actionable alerts. Use your cloud storage resources in the most cost-effective way by decommissioning your unused storage volumes or changing their size according to your usage. Reduce the waste in your cloud database resources by sizing them according to your application needs. You can save costs by acting on recommendations to remove or resize the database instances. See Cloud Insights for more information.
Washington DC	Gain insights into the spend breakdown for Kubernetes clusters by using the Spend Analytics view in Cloud Cost Management Workspace. Manage the cost of shared cloud services including Kubernetes clusters across various business domains by allocating shared cloud costs. See Cloud Insights for more information.
Xanadu	No updates for this release.