FinOps consulting
Cost reports exist, but teams cannot answer who owns a line item, why it grew, or whether a commitment would survive a topology change. This engagement installs that operating model against your current accounts.
Who this engagement is for
FinOps practitioners, platform engineers and finance partners who already have cloud invoices and need allocation, anomaly handling and a written operating model.
Information required to begin
- Last 90 days of cost export or Cost Explorer / Cost Management access
- Current tagging or label standard, including unallocated share
- Who today approves reservations, savings plans or committed use
- Known anomalies from the last two billing cycles
Engineering process
- Consultation to define the allocation question you need answered
- Review of native cost tools and the current tag or label coverage
- Written allocation model, anomaly runbook alignment and commitment policy notes
Deliverables
- Cost allocation model
- Cost anomaly findings for the review window
- FinOps operating model (roles, cadence, decision rights)
Provider-specific scope
- AWS Cost Explorer, Cost and Usage Report and Cost Anomaly Detection
- Azure Cost Management + Billing
- Google Cloud Billing export and committed use discounts
- Alibaba Cloud Cost Management and Resource Directory allocation where used
Limitations
- We do not promise a savings percentage. Commitments can raise cost if usage drops.
- Allocation quality is limited by tagging coverage and shared-service design.
What is not included
- Running your monthly close
- Reseller or billing-account brokerage
- Implementation of a third-party FinOps SaaS product unless separately scoped
Author
Written by Ankit Mehta. Methods used in this engagement are documented in the related guides below.