Role-based access controls for granular data access in Cost Optimization Cloud Billing

For Managed Service Providers (MSPs), handling multiple clients’ IT environments means handling vast amounts of sensitive data, critical systems, and privileged access. Role-based access control (RBAC) is essential for data security and customer confidence to ensure that only the right people can gain access to sensitive information. As part of Cost Optimization, LogicMonitor has introduced RBAC into our Cloud Billing capability for access guardrails around displaying multi-cloud billing information and summaries. 

Billing account level RBAC

With RBAC in Cloud Billing, an administrator can control the billing account permissions and access for roles, users or end customers. MSPs can provide customers access to view and interpret specific cloud billing information pertinent to their environments while safeguarding cloud billing data from other customer accounts. 

Getting started with RBAC in Cloud Billing

Setting up RBAC in Cloud Billing is easy and will only take a few minutes to secure your data.

1. Log in, select permissions, and navigate to the Cost Optimization tab.

(Note: Recommended best practice is to grant all account access only to the administrator role.)

2. In the Billing section under Cost Optimization, select the individual accounts to grant the user access. Filter on accounts you want to have access to and save the permission. 

3. Filter on account names or numbers to select specific accounts for billing data access. Save the selection to update role access.

4. Navigate to the Billing page under Cost Optimization to see the selected accounts that the user has permission to view.

5. While all dashboard views will be scoped to the individual accounts that have been enabled for access, the Accounts tab is one example that illustrates this clearly. Here, the user can only see the accounts in the data set according to their access. 

With Cloud Billing, users can see complete, detailed views of costs from Azure and AWS cloud services in a single view. They can analyze spend allocation with filtered tags including account, region, resource type, and more. With this detailed level of billing information, users can easily interpret cost trends to uncover where, when, and why cloud billing changes occurred. 

Wrapping up

Incorporating RBAC into LogicMonitor’s Cost Optimization Cloud Billing ensures MSPs can offer their clients secure, granular access to billing account information, safeguarding sensitive data while promoting transparency. By enabling MSPs to control account-specific access and streamline billing visibility, RBAC empowers users to make informed decisions about their cloud spend across cloud services. This feature drives efficiency, improves security, and strengthens customer trust.
Contact us to learn more about how RBAC in Cloud Billing can enhance your cost management strategy and see a demo in action.