FINOPS

Cloud and IT spend grows faster than anyone's understanding of it. Costs are reviewed monthly in arrears, savings opportunities expire unexploited, and accountability for spend is diffuse.

Actors

  • FinOps Analyst
  • Cloud Architect
  • IT Finance Manager

Systems / Vendors

  • AWS Cost Explorer
  • Azure Cost Management
  • Domo

Business Question

"The cloud bill went up eighteen percent and the explanation meeting is scheduled for three weeks from now — who is watching this in real time?"

What SPoG Does

  • Monitors cloud and IT spend in real time with costs mapped to teams, services and environments.
  • Surfaces savings opportunities — idle resources, right-sizing, commitment discounts — continuously.
  • Embeds spend accountability with live visibility per owner, ending the month-end mystery.

Outcome Metrics

−25%

Cloud spend

100%

Real-time cost visibility

4–6 wks

To first live FinOps view