Holistic Cloud Cost Management secures cost-effectiveness through a structured FinOps framework
The introduction of FinOps on STACKIT enables companies to achieve full control over their cloud spending through the combination of cost transparency, clear responsibilities, and continuous optimization. This approach ensures that investments contribute directly to business value and that financial risks are eliminated.
Performance metrics
Achievement of a cost allocation rate of over 95 percent through consistent tagging of all resources. Reduction of unplanned cost outliers by more than 10 percent thanks to automated budget alerts. Significant increase in cost efficiency through right-sizing of instances and needs-based scaling. Acceleration of time-to-report for cloud spending to near real-time availability.
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Use case in detail
Intransparent cloud spending jeopardizes cost-effectiveness
Cloud migrations are often driven with a focus on technology while cost control is neglected. The result is often uncontrolled resource growth, where unused instances lead to unpleasant surprises in billing. Without methodical management, the foundation for staying within budgets and measuring the actual value contribution of the cloud is missing.
Three phases for sustainable spending control
The solution integrates cost transparency directly into cloud operations. In the "Inform" phase, tagging strategies and dashboards create an overview of all consumption. The "Optimize" phase identifies potential savings by analyzing instances, while the "Operate" phase establishes continuous management through budget alerts and regular reviews with the specialized departments.
Maximum financial sovereignty and optimized ROI
Through the FinOps framework, cloud costs become manageable even before the first invoice arrives. Specialized departments take responsibility for their consumption, which promotes a culture of cost efficiency and improves the ROI of the entire cloud landscape. Transparency makes it possible to deploy resources specifically where they generate the highest business benefit.
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