> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://densify-sync-changelog-16.mintlify.site/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Overview

Use the <strong>Cloud Connections</strong> > <strong>Add</strong> button to create your cloud connections. Collected configuration and workload data from your public cloud accounts is analyzed and used to generate sizing and instance type recommendations.

## Supported Public Cloud Providers

The following cloud platforms are currently supported in Kubex:

See [Supported Platforms and Integrations - Public Cloud Platforms](/docs-kubex/Content/General/supported_platforms#public-cloud-platforms) for the complete list.

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## Required User Roles

When working with cloud connections, all users can access and view the cloud connections page.

Only a user assigned to the "SaaS\_Audit\_Admin" group can create public cloud connections. See [Managing Kubex User Accounts](/docs/WebHelp_Densify_Cloud/Content/Densify_Com/Managing_Densify_User_Accounts) for details on adding the role to your user account.

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<ul>
  <li>
    <a href="/docs-kubex/Content/Cloudex/Data_Collection_AWS_Connections">
      Amazon Web Services
    </a>
  </li>

  <li>
    <a href="/docs-kubex/Content/Cloudex/Data_Collection_Azure_Connections">
      Azure Cloud
    </a>
  </li>

  <li>
    <a href="/docs-kubex/Content/Cloudex/Data_Collection_GCP_Connections">
      Google Cloud Platform
    </a>
  </li>

  <li>
    <a href="/docs-kubex/Content/Cloudex/Data_Collection_OCI_Connections">
      Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
    </a>
  </li>
</ul>

## API Access

You can collect and analyze cloud data through the Kubex API. Refer to the following use cases for examples:

<ul>
  <li>
    <a href="/docs-api/WebHelp_Densify_API_Cloud/Content/API_Guide/Optimizing_AWS_EC2_Instances">
      Optimizing AWS EC2 Instances
    </a>
  </li>

  <li>
    <a href="/docs-api/WebHelp_Densify_API_Cloud/Content/API_Guide/Optimizing_Microsoft_Azure_Virtual_Machine_Instances">
      Optimizing Microsoft Azure Virtual Machine Instances
    </a>
  </li>

  <li>
    <a href="/docs-api/WebHelp_Densify_API_Cloud/Content/API_Guide/Optimizing_GCP_Compute_Engine_Instances">
      Optimizing GCP Compute Engine Instances
    </a>
  </li>
</ul>

## Considerations when Working with Large Environments

In large environments, Kubex highly recommends batching your accounts into smaller groups for improved performance when creating the cloud connections. i.e. 10 accounts at a time. You can use a resource tag, such as organization or business unit to split the total number of accounts so that is collected in manageable batches