UNION IT - FinOps Squad - Cloud Governance & Cost Optimization Cycle

The FinOps function should not be treated merely as a cost reduction activity, but as a continuous discipline of cloud economic management, connecting technological consumption, governance, and business decisions . Our service model seeks to achieve maximum optimization in multi-cloud usage through operation with a multidisciplinary squad, ensuring a balance between financial reading, technical interpretation, capacity for action, and executive communication . This model increases predictability, reduces waste, improves department accountability, and creates a consistent base for evolving cloud governance maturity.

Service Objectives

The main objective is to ensure the cloud environment is managed with equilibrium between:

• Economic efficiency.
• Performance and availability of services.
• Spending predictability.
• Accountability of consuming areas.
• Continuous generation of optimization opportunities.

Scope of Services

Visibility and Financial Transparency

• Consolidate cloud costs by account, subscription, tenant, product, application, project, environment, and cost center
• Implement or improve rules for classification, allocation, and ownership.
• Structure showback and support chargeback models.
• Identify resources without owners or tags.

Financial Control and Predictability

• Recurring monitoring of consumption and spending.
• Actual versus budget analyses.
• Monthly and quarterly forecasts.
• Management of anomalies and unplanned growth.

Optimization and Efficiency

• Identify rightsizing opportunities and evaluate idle resources.
• Review non-production environment policies.
• Support strategies for reservations, commitments, and discounts.
• Optional: Use IBM Turbonomic for on-premises infrastructure optimization.