Optimize cloud usage and cost Identify and implement the right mix of pricing models, services, and resources needed to meet business demands.

On this page

• 📝 Capabilities
• ⏩ Next steps
• 🧰 Related tools

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📝 Capabilities

• Architecting for the cloud
• Workload optimization
• Rate optimization
• Licensing and SaaS
• Cloud sustainability

⏩ Next steps

Related FinOps capabilities:

• Understand cloud usage and cost
• Quantify business value
• Manage the FinOps practice

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🧰 Related tools

• 🏦 FinOps hubs – Open, extensible, and scalable cost reporting.
• 📊 Power BI reports – Accelerate your reporting with Power BI starter kits.
• 📒 FinOps workbooks – Customizable home for engineers to maximize cloud ROI through FinOps.
  • 📒 Optimization workbook – Central hub for cost optimization.
  • 📒 Governance workbook – Central hub for governance.

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Table of contents

• Architecting for cloud
• Workload optimization
• Rate optimization
• Licensing and SaaS
• Cloud sustainability