Smarter Signals. Stronger Optimization. Broader Coverage.
In today’s cloud environment, data without action is just noise. That is why Surveil’s 3.6.x release focuses on surfacing clearer signals, refining savings logic, and expanding the optimization surface area across Azure, Microsoft 365, and Navigator.
Whether you are a partner driving tenant-wide visibility or an enterprise FinOps team aligning usage to budget, this release sharpens the tools you need to reduce waste, improve governance, and unlock real business value.
Surveil for Azure
Commitment insights. Idle reduction. Cost clarity.
RI & Savings Plan Alerts and Utilization Monitoring
New metrics and alerts identify Reserved Instances and Savings Plans falling below 50% utilization—with immediate alerts triggered at 0%.
👉 Why it matters: Helps FinOps teams react quickly to wasted commitments and avoid sunk cost on unused resources.
Effective Savings Rate (ESR)
A new KPI calculates the realized savings from applied RIs and Savings Plans, shown per subscription.
👉 Why it matters: Makes your optimization efforts measurable—enabling better ROI storytelling and budgeting accountability.
Idle & Low Utilization VM Recommendations
Cost savings are now generated for idle/low-utilization VMs, showing potential if stopped or removed.
👉 Why it matters: Surfaces high-impact opportunities to cut costs from underused infrastructure—ideal for overprovisioned environments.
Azure Backup & Kubernetes Metrics
New metrics report backup-enabled VMs and Kubernetes daily costs by resource—supporting deeper operational visibility.
👉 Why it matters: Unlocks a broader set of optimization levers beyond compute—critical for modern, complex Azure estates.
Onboarding Enhancements for Subscription Selection
Azure onboarding now supports subscription-level selection, allowing more tailored tenant analysis from day one.
👉 Why it matters: Accelerates time to insight and improves control over optimization scope.
Surveil for Microsoft 365
License efficiency. Security signals. Smarter adoption.
M365 Pricing Import Enhancements (CSP + PAYG)
Customers can now export, adjust, and re-import license pricing for both CSP and PAYG SKUs.
👉 Why it matters: Keeps your cost modeling aligned to Microsoft’s commercial changes—without manual overhead.
Mailbox + Defender Exposure Analytics
New views show mailbox breakdowns by type and vulnerability exposure across apps/devices via Defender APIs.
👉 Why it matters: Supports stronger security posture and improves business-context tagging for IT and compliance teams.
M365 Benefits Tracker
A new UI displays accumulated financial, operational, and adoption savings across 30–180 days.
👉 Why it matters: Offers a clear picture of impact—per user and per category—helping justify optimization actions and renewals.
License Overlap + Downgrade Pipelines
New logic detects when users can be downgraded or consolidated from E1/E3/P5 to lower-tier SKUs.
👉 Why it matters: Enables license right-sizing with precision—driving down cost without affecting experience.
Surveil Navigator
Campaign intelligence. Wallet Share insights. Persona-ready views.
New Navigator Personas
Three new roles—Sales Leader, Account Manager, and Presales Specialist—gain access to tailored dashboards and KPIs.
👉 Why it matters: Makes Navigator more actionable for go-to-market teams, aligning platform insights to roles and responsibilities.
Wallet Share Dashboards for Azure + M365
Partners can now measure how much Microsoft spend is captured, missed, and margin-adjusted—per tenant and campaign.
👉 Why it matters: Turns revenue visibility into competitive advantage—helping CSPs prioritize, grow margin, and reduce leakage.
EA-to-CSP Planner
Partners can run transition modeling and discount analysis to convert enterprise customers from EA to CSP with confidence.
👉 Why it matters: Powers high-value renewal motions and helps demonstrate long-term savings potential in real dollars.
Direct Customer Views + Enhanced Subscription Insights
CSP Direct Customer views now include subscription ID, renewal dates, license cost metrics, and customer health scores.
👉 Why it matters: Brings clarity to tenant health and performance—helping partners prioritize actions and drive targeted campaigns.
Stay Informed and Take the Next Step
- Already using Surveil? Log into the platform and click the Help icon in the top-right corner, then select Release Notes to explore all the latest features.
- A Surveil partner? Log into the Surveil Hub for deeper access to release notes, on-demand Masterclasses, and partner enablement resources.
- New to Surveil? Contact us to speak with a Cloud FinOps Specialist and discover how Surveil can help your organization unlock savings, strengthen governance, and drive smarter cloud decisions.