https://docs.cloudbolt.io/docs/cbp/getting-started/ Recent content in Getting started on CloudBolt Documentation Hugo en-us https://docs.cloudbolt.io/docs/cbp/getting-started/kubernetes-cost-allocation/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://docs.cloudbolt.io/docs/cbp/getting-started/kubernetes-cost-allocation/ <h2 id="how-kubernetes-cost-allocation-works">How Kubernetes cost allocation works</h2> <p>Your cloud provider bills you for the nodes, disks, and network traffic behind a cluster, without specifying which namespace or workload used that capacity. CloudBolt combines two sources of data to close that gap:</p> <ul> <li><strong>Cloud billing data:</strong> A FOCUS cost and usage export from each cloud provider, which tells CloudBolt what your cluster infrastructure costs.</li> <li><strong>Cluster usage metrics:</strong> CPU, memory, and network metrics collected in-cluster by the <strong>StormForge Agent</strong>, showing CloudBolt how capacity was consumed by each namespace, workload, pod, and container.</li> </ul> <p>CloudBolt joins the two and attributes infrastructure cost down to the workload level, including idle and overhead capacity. The result is shown in the <a href="https://docs.cloudbolt.io/docs/cbp/navigating-the-platform/kubernetes-report/">Kubernetes Report</a> and the <strong>Kubernetes cost allocation</strong> dataset in <a href="https://docs.cloudbolt.io/docs/cbp/navigating-the-platform/cost-explorer/">Cost Explorer</a>.</p>