Announcement
Add context to your reports with Annotations
By Karl Kalash
Annotate your Cloud Analytics reports with dates, labels, and context so your team understands why cost changes happened, not just what changed.
Data is powerful, but data with context is actionable. The new Annotations feature in Cloud Analytics closes the gap between your charts and the real-world events that shape them. Now, you can move beyond just what happened and show your entire team why it happened. Explain a sudden spike, mark a new feature deployment, or record a key decision. You can create Annotations directly on your reports, ensuring everyone who sees the data gets the full story.
How it works:
- Add an annotation with a date, label (e.g., infrastructure change, deployment, general note), and context
- Choose visibility: keep it to the current report or show on all reports
- See it one place with markers on time-series charts and indicators in tables
- Hover over to read details, edit or remove
There’s no setup required. Open any report and click Add annotation in the top-right report toolbar to get started.