Overview
This article provides an overview of Wave and Aqua — Alphaus's cloud cost visibility platform and its accompanying cost optimisation toolset.
Wave
Wave is a dashboard for cloud users that brings together multi-cloud, multi-account cost data into a single view. It is commonly used to monitor costs when purchasing cloud services through a reseller, or to manage billing information in a clean, accessible UI.
Key features:
Dashboard — Visualises data across multiple accounts as a graph
Reports — Detailed cost data at the service level, by account or tag
Budget settings — Set daily and monthly budgets with notification alerts
Reserved Instances — A list of your purchased Reserved Instances
Savings Plans — A list of your purchased Savings Plans
Billing Statement — View your final charges per account
Aqua
Aqua is Wave's cost optimisation toolset, providing features focused specifically on cost reduction that go beyond Wave's core visibility functions. It is designed for organisations that want to actively manage and reduce their cloud spend.
Key features:
Instance Usage — Visualises the proportion of time and cost that instances across your managed accounts are running on on-demand, spot, Reserved Instances, and Savings Plans
RI Management — A consolidated list of your RIs with utilisation rates
SP Management — A consolidated list of your SPs with utilisation rates
Recommendations
RI / SP Instances — Recommends RI and SP purchases based on your usage conditions
Instance Size Optimisation — Recommends downsizing opportunities based on CPU and memory usage
Scheduling — Displays instance activity by day and time, highlighting low-usage periods where stopping instances could reduce costs
For a detailed walkthrough of each Aqua feature, refer to:
Need More Help?
If any errors occur or if you have any questions, please reach out to us:
📧 Email: ripple_cs@alphaus.cloud
💬 Live Chat: Available in the bottom-right corner of your dashboard
📖 Help Center: https://help.alphaus.cloud/