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Manage cloud connectors

Cloud connectors are the connection between your cloud vendors and Snow Atlas. Cloud connectors are managed from Settings > Cloud settings, where you can add cloud connectors, view a list of all your cloud connectors, edit the third-party credentials associated with cloud connectors, view retrieval details for a connector, and delete connectors.

Add cloud cost connectors

Add AWS and Azure cloud cost connectors to gain visibility into your organization's cloud usage and costs.

  1. From the Settings menu, under Cloud settings, select Cloud connectors.

  2. On the Cost tab, select Add connector, and choose a cloud provider from the drop-down list.

For information on setting up cloud cost connectors for AWS, see Set up AWS cloud cost connectors.

For information on setting up cloud cost connectors for Azure, see Set up Azure cloud cost connectors.

Add cloud inventory connectors

Add cloud inventory connectors to gain visibility into your cloud inventory and licensing entitlements.

  1. From the Settings menu, under Cloud settings, select Cloud connectors.

  2. On the Inventory tab, select Add connector.

For information on setting up cloud inventory connectors, see Set up cloud inventory connectors.

View cloud connectors

View all your cloud connectors on the Cloud connectors page. The Type column on both tabs lists the name of the third-party cloud provider you are connected to. The Status column allows you to identify if any connectors are not running as expected.

  1. From the Settings menu, under Cloud settings, select Cloud connectors.

  2. From the Cloud connectors page, view a list of your cloud inventory connectors on the Inventory tab. View a list of your cloud cost connectors on the Cost tab.

View retrieval information for cloud connectors

View information on a connector's status, such as the date of the last successful retrieval of data and details on retrieval errors.

  1. From the Settings menu, under Cloud settings, select Cloud connectors.

  2. Select Actions then select Retrieval information.

Edit cloud connector credentials

Edit the third-party vendor credentials associated with your cloud connectors in Snow Atlas.

  1. From the Settings menu, under Cloud settings, select Cloud connectors.

  2. On the Cost or Inventory tab, select a connector from the list.

  3. Select Actions > Edit credentials.

    Tip

    • For Azure cloud cost connectors, you will be prompted to enter a new Blob SAS URL. For information on generating Blob SAS URLs in Azure, see ???.

    • For AWS cloud cost connectors, you will be prompted to enter a new access key ID and secret access key. You can update the secret access key independently. For information on creating and modifying access keys in AWS, see Managing access keys for IAM users.

  4. Enter the new credentials, and then select Apply.

Delete cloud connectors

Delete one or multiple cloud connectors. All historical data retrieved by the connector will be permanently deleted from Snow Atlas.

  1. From the Settings menu, under Connector settings, select Cloud connectors.

  2. On the Cost or Inventory tab, select the connectors you want to delete.

  3. Select Actions > Delete connector.

  4. In the delete confirmation dialog, select Delete.