docs(cpt): add more information

Author: nerda-codes

macros/cockpit/plan-deprecation.mdx

@@ -4,16 +4,16 @@ macro: cockpit-plan-deprecation
 
 <Message type="note">
 
- **Pricing update for Cockpit data custom retention** <br /><br />
+ **Pricing update for Cockpit custom retention** <br /><br />
 
  On January 1st, 2025, Cockpit pricing plans were deprecated and replaced by the custom [retention](/cockpit/concepts/#retention) feature, available for free during beta.
  On May 1st, 2025, this feature reaches general availability and **becomes billable**. <br /><br />
 
- **Logs and traces**: free retention for 7 days, then charged €0.002/GB/days
+ **Logs and traces**: free retention for 7 days, then charged €0.002/GB/day
 
  **Metrics**: free retention for 31 days, then charged €0.0002/10 million samples/day
 
- Custom data ingestion remains billable at [the current pricing](/cockpit/faq/#how-am-i-billed-for-using-cockpit-with-custom-data).
+ Ingestion of custom data remains billable at [the current pricing](/cockpit/faq/#how-am-i-billed-for-using-cockpit-with-custom-data).
 
  Refer to the [dedicated documentation](/cockpit/how-to/change-data-retention/) to adjust retention settings.
 </Message>

pages/cockpit/faq.mdx

@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ All ingested data, whether from Scaleway or custom sources, is retained for free
 - **Metrics:** 31 days
 - **Logs and traces:** 7 days
 
-Starting May 1, 2025, data retained beyond these periods will be charged based on daily storage volume:
+**Starting May 1, 2025, data retained beyond these periods will be charged** based on daily storage volume:
 
 - **Metrics:** €0.0002 per 10 million samples/day
 - **Logs and traces:** €0.002 per GB/day

pages/cockpit/how-to/change-data-retention.mdx

@@ -15,9 +15,17 @@ dates:
 
 This page shows you how to change the [retention](/cockpit/concepts/#retention) period for your data sources. Refer to the Cockpit FAQ for detailed information on custom retention pricing.
 
-<Message type="important">
-  On January 1st, 2025, Cockpit pricing plans were deprecated and replaced by the custom [retention](/cockpit/concepts/#retention) feature, available for free during beta.
-  On May 1st, 2025, this feature reaches general availability and becomes billable. Refer to the [Cockpit FAQ](/cockpit/faq/) to find out about new pricing.
+<Message type="note">
+ **Pricing update for Cockpit custom retention** <br /><br />
+
+ On January 1st, 2025, Cockpit pricing plans were deprecated and replaced by the custom [retention](/cockpit/concepts/#retention) feature, available for free during beta.
+ On May 1st, 2025, this feature reaches general availability and **becomes billable**. <br /><br />
+
+ **Logs and traces**: free retention for 7 days, then charged €0.002/GB/day
+
+ **Metrics**: free retention for 31 days, then charged €0.0002/10 million samples/day
+
+ Ingestion of custom data remains billable at [the current pricing](/cockpit/faq/#how-am-i-billed-for-using-cockpit-with-custom-data).
 </Message>
 
 <Macro id="requirements" />
@@ -33,12 +41,12 @@ This page shows you how to change the [retention](/cockpit/concepts/#retention)
          You can change the retention period for both Scaleway and custom data sources. Each data source can have a different retention period.
         </Message>
 4. Click **More info**. The **Data source information** page displays.
-5. Click the **Edit retention** button and:
-6. Enter the number of days, months or years you want your retention period to last
-7. Select either `days`, `months`, or `years` in the drop-down.
+5. Click the **Edit retention** button.
+6. Drag the slider to adjust the [retention period](/cockpit/concepts/#retention) for your data source:
+    - Drag the slider to the **right to increase** your retention period, or
+    - Drag the slider to the **left to decrease** the retention period.
         <Message type="important">
          - Reducing the retention period of a data source will permanently delete all observability data in that data source beyond the selected timeframe. This deletion is irreversible and takes effect a few minutes after the retention period is reduced, even if the retention period is later increased.
          - Find out about the [retention periods available for each data source type](/cockpit/concepts/#retention).
-         - Adjusting data retention beyond the default period is billed based on the volume of data stored. Check the [Cockpit FAQ](/cockpit/faq/) for information on data retention billing.
         </Message>
-8. Click **Edit retention period** to confirm.
+7. Click **Edit retention period** to confirm.

pages/cockpit/how-to/create-external-data-sources.mdx

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ content:
 categories:
   - observability
 dates:
-  validation: 2025-03-26
+  validation: 2025-04-04
   posted: 2024-04-05
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