# Sparx Alert email

## What is this?

* Email that you make for the Sparx team with your company's domain (e.g. <finops@yourdomain.com>)

## What do we use this for?

* Our proven 3-prong use:
  * Automatically email common SaaS vendors on your behalf during promotional cycles to find SaaS savings
  * Gather up-to-date contract/pricing information for your SaaS, cloud, and insurance contracts to save you time
  * Send you regular usage reports on your savings across your recurring expenses

## How do I set this up?

Your company's email domain admin can set this up. Here are some examples for Google and Microsoft:

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{% tab title="Google" %}
[Click here](https://admin.google.com/u/1/ac/users?action_id=ADD_USER\&journey=1) to get taken to the new user page for Google Workspaces, and follow the steps below.

1. Fill in the form with this information:\
   \
   First Name: {Your Company Name}\
   Last Name: FinOps\
   Primary email: finops@"[yourcompanydomain.com](http://yourcompanydomain.com/)"\
   Secondary email: <team@usesparx.com><br>
2. After clicking ADD NEW USER, make sure to click PREVIEW AND SEND to allow us to connect to the account.

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{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Microsoft" %}
[Click here](https://portal.azure.com/#view/Microsoft_AAD_UsersAndTenants/CreateUser.ReactView) to get taken to the new user page for Microsoft 365, and follow the steps below.

1. Fill in the form with this information:\
   \
   User principal name: FinOps\
   Display Name: " Your Company Name" FinOps\
   Password: Choose "Auto-generated password"\
   Account enabled: Box is checked<br>
2. Under Properties, set User Type to "Member"
3. Ignore all other fill-ins, and click "Create" under Review + create

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