We’ve rolled out a fresh batch of updates to make managing cost insights in Octo more intuitive, flexible, and insightful. These features focus on deepening visibility across filters, enhancing container cost analysis, and streamlining the overall navigation and management of cost groups. Whether you’re drilling into dimensions or flipping between views, these changes are designed to save you time and give you more control.

Let’s take a look at these new features.

We’ve improved the filtering experience in the Cost Group Details page to help users better understand and manage their selected filters without the need to repeatedly toggle the filter popup.

Problem Addressed:

Previously, when multiple items were selected under a single filter category, only a summary count was displayed (e.g., “3 selected”), making it difficult for users to recall specific selections. Since grouping is limited to one dimension at a time, users had limited visibility into which filters were actively applied across multiple categories. This made comparison and fine-tuning of filters complicated.

What’s New:

Benefits:

This update makes it simpler to refine cost insights and enhances usability for complex, multi-dimensional cost group analysis.

Following the enhancement of the AI Cost Feature and Cost Group Details, we are excited to introduce the same powerful Filters & Groupings capability to the Container Cost Feature.

Previously, filtering was limited to a simple “Group by” dropdown, with dimensions specific to ECS and EKS respectively. Now, with the enhanced Filters & Groupings, you can filter container costs by the same dimensions and also combine filters across them for deep, contextual analysis of your container workloads.

This new capability is available in the Detailed View under the Insights tab of any Container Cost Group. Whether you need to filter by a single value or apply multiple filters across dimensions, this enhancement offers more targeted, flexible control over your container cost analysis – helping you drill down, compare, and uncover meaningful trends within your container cost data.

We’ve enhanced the navigation experience for Cost Groups by updating the routing logic and reorganizing key components within the interface. These changes aim to provide a more intuitive flow when managing and exploring cost group details.

What’s Changed:

New Default Route

Clicking the Cost Group menu now takes you directly to the Cost Group List, making access quicker and more predictable.

New Filters Menu

A Filters menu has been added, allowing you to filter cost groups by type - Default, Custom Dimension, or Container Cost – for easier navigation and discovery.

Cost Group Type Labels

Each cost group item now displays a chip title indicating its type, so you can identify them at a glance.

Direct Access to Overview

Selecting a cost group from the Cost Group List now opens its Overview page directly – no more intermediate steps.

Unified Actions Menu

All key actions – Edit Information, Edit Combinations, Edit Anomaly Threshold, and Delete Cost Group – are now organized under a single Actions button on the Overview tab for better clarity and accessibility.

Enhanced Combinations and Information Views

You can now switch between a user-friendly Default View and a raw JSON view in both the Combinations and Information tabs for more flexible inspection and editing.

We have also made some minor bug fixes and improvements to other existing features.

Thank you for your continued support! Your feedback helps us improve. Stay tuned for more exciting updates coming your way soon!