New in Hyperglance v8.1: Budgets
Staying on top of cloud costs is a constant challenge, especially as usage grows across accounts, services, and teams. That’s why we’re excited to introduce Budgets, a powerful new feature in Hyperglance that helps you track, manage, and stay alert to your cloud spend, before things get out of hand.
With Budgets, you can set clear financial limits, choose between rolling or fixed budget periods, and receive alerts the moment your spend crosses a defined threshold. Whether you’re managing ongoing operational costs or a short-term project budget, this new tool gives you the visibility and control to stay ahead.
An example of Hyperglance's budget designer
Feature Spotlight
You can view, edit and delete budgets via Cost > Budgets.
You can create new budgets via Cost > Budgets > Budget Designer.
Designing a budget in Hyperglance
- Create custom budgets for any account, region, service, or transaction type
- Choose between rolling or fixed periods to suit your operational or project-based needs
- Visualize spend vs. budget with interactive charts and daily granularity
- Set alert thresholds (e.g. 80%) to trigger proactive notifications
- Send alerts via Email, Slack, or Microsoft Teams to keep the right people informed
- Add names, owners, and descriptions to make budgets easier to manage and audit
- Track progress and variance at a glance from the budget overview dashboard
- Review detailed cost breakdowns by day and export data for reporting
Why use Budgets?
Here’s why Hyperglance Budgets is a must-have for FinOps and cloud teams:
Prevent Budget Surprises: Catch overspend before it happens. Budgets let you set thresholds (e.g. 80%) and alert stakeholders the moment you're approaching or exceeding targets.
Track Spend How You Work: Choose between fixed-period budgets for projects or rolling monthly budgets for ongoing operations. No matter your workflow, Budgets fits in.
Focus on What Matters: Use powerful filters to create budgets by account, region, service, or even transaction type, so you can zero in on what matters most to your team.
Collaborate Smarter: Share budgets and route alerts to the right people via email, Slack, or Microsoft Teams. That means fewer surprises and fewer firefighting sessions.
Simplify Reporting: Combine visual graphs with detailed daily breakdowns. Budget insights are easy to export and share, making stakeholder reporting painless.
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Release Details
When are Budgets Released?
Budgets are available now.
If you have configured automatic updates, this new release is available immediately.
It will be downloaded and updated automatically (if it hasn't been already). Use these instructions to pull the latest update manually, or enable automatic updates.
Whether your updates are automated or manual, all your existing configurations remain intact during & after the upgrade. The only changes you will see are the new features.
Who can access Budgets?
All Hyperglance customers with up-to-date installs will get access to the new features.
There's no extra cost either - it's included in your standard Hyperglance package.
How can I provide feedback?
Please log a support ticket, or email Stephen Lucas, Chief Product Officer ([email protected]).
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About The Author: Stephen Lucas
As Hyperglance's Chief Product Officer, Stephen is responsible for the Hyperglance product roadmap. Stephen has over 20 years of experience in product management, project management, and cloud strategy across various industries.