Create a New Data Source and Apply The Integration in Stratusphere™ FinOps
Learn how to create a new data source and apply integration with our step-by-step guide. Click now to unlock the full potential of Stratusphere™ FinOps.
Prerequisites:
- AWS user account login(s) with administrative access to the AWS Payer account for your AWS Organization(s).
- Stratusphere™ FinOps user account login with the Admin or Owner role.
Instructions:
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Log into your AWS Payer account as an administrative user.
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Ensure you are in the us-east-1 region.
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Go to the AWS Organizations service and find the OU ID you want to be in scope for the integration (we recommend the “Root” user ID - e.g. “r-fwxf”). Copy this ID as it will be used in a later step.
![AWS Organizations service](https://stratusgrid.com/hs-fs/hubfs/AWS%20Organizations%20service.webp?width=942&height=315&name=AWS%20Organizations%20service.webp)
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Copy the Account ID for your AWS Payer account into your clipboard.
![Copy the Account ID](https://stratusgrid.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Copy%20the%20Account%20ID.webp?width=682&height=111&name=Copy%20the%20Account%20ID.webp)
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Log into Stratusphere™ FinOps as a user with at least admin rights for the organization.
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Go to Company Settings > Data Sources
![Company Settings](https://stratusgrid.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Company%20Settings.webp?width=132&height=134&name=Company%20Settings.webp)
![Data Sources](https://stratusgrid.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Data%20Sources.webp?width=700&height=97&name=Data%20Sources.webp)
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Click “New Data Source”, paste your AWS Organization payer account id into the “Payer Account ID” field, click “Create Data Source”, and “OK”.
![Click “New Data Source”](https://stratusgrid.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Click%20%E2%80%9CNew%20Data%20Source%E2%80%9D.webp?width=400&height=492&name=Click%20%E2%80%9CNew%20Data%20Source%E2%80%9D.webp)
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You should now see a cloud data source with the status of “Incomplete”.
![cloud data source](https://stratusgrid.com/hs-fs/hubfs/cloud%20data%20source.webp?width=682&height=88&name=cloud%20data%20source.webp)
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Click the 'generate Install Link” button.
![generate Install Link](https://stratusgrid.com/hs-fs/hubfs/generate%20Install%20Link.webp?width=250&height=193&name=generate%20Install%20Link.webp)
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Verify the prerequisites, check the acknowledgement, and copy the install link.
![Verify the prerequisites](https://stratusgrid.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Verify%20the%20prerequisites.webp?width=400&height=349&name=Verify%20the%20prerequisites.webp)
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Paste the link into the browser where you are signed into your AWS Payer organization. You will be to a CloudFormation “Create Stack” page.
![Paste the link into the browser](https://stratusgrid.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Paste%20the%20link%20into%20the%20browser.webp?width=400&height=146&name=Paste%20the%20link%20into%20the%20browser.webp)
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Enter the AWS Organization OU ID from earlier into the “organizationunitidparam” field (this usually looks like “r-fwxf”), check the box to acknowledge IAM resources will be created, and click “Create Stack”.
![Enter the AWS Organization OU ID](https://stratusgrid.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Enter%20the%20AWS%20Organization%20OU%20ID.webp?width=700&height=249&name=Enter%20the%20AWS%20Organization%20OU%20ID.webp)
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You should now see the CloudFormation stack with the “UPDATE_IN_PROGRESS” status.
![You should now see the CloudFormation](https://stratusgrid.com/hs-fs/hubfs/You%20should%20now%20see%20the%20CloudFormation.webp?width=682&height=120&name=You%20should%20now%20see%20the%20CloudFormation.webp)
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Wait until the status is “UPDATE_COMPLETE”. Once this is done, your integration is complete! You should will start seeing data in your Stratusphere™ FinOps account within 24 hours. Your integration status will also update from “Incomplete” to “Healthy” after the first successful ingestion.
![Wait until the status is UPDATE_COMPLETE](https://stratusgrid.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Wait%20until%20the%20status%20is%20UPDATE_COMPLETE.webp?width=682&height=164&name=Wait%20until%20the%20status%20is%20UPDATE_COMPLETE.webp)
BONUS: Download Your FinOps Guide to Effective Cloud Cost Optimization Here ⤵️
![FinOps-Guide-Downloadable (2)](https://stratusgrid.com/hs-fs/hubfs/FinOps-Guide-Downloadable%20(2).webp?width=1307&height=448&name=FinOps-Guide-Downloadable%20(2).webp)