The 90-day operating model
Fixed cadence of weekly anomaly review, monthly commitment cycle, and quarterly architecture review. The cadence delivers savings without operational drag.
Whitepaper · FinOps
FinOps reference: from cloud waste to commitment optimisation
A field-tested operating model for cutting cloud spend 38% in quarter two.
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Key takeaways
- 01 A 90-day operating model that delivers 25–41% spend reduction.
- 02 Tagging, anomaly detection, and commitment optimisation in production.
- 03 How to keep savings sustained into year two without performance regression.
Foundations: tags and ownership
Tagging as a contract, not a metadata exercise. Ownership at the workload level, with clear escalation paths. Includes the tagging policy template that has been adopted by four enterprise customers.
Commitment optimisation
Reserved instance, savings plan, and capacity reservation analysis with the spreadsheets and scripts that get the work done. Includes the formulas we use for break-even analysis.
Sustaining year two
Why most FinOps programmes regress after year one — and the operating disciplines that prevent it.
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