CLOUD FINOPS

IS YOUR CLOUD INVESTMENT BECOMING UNTETHERED FROM BUSINESS VALUE?

EMPOWER YOUR PEOPLE TO BETTER MANAGE THE VALUE OF CLOUD.

Moving into the Cloud was an easy sell. More flexibility, limitless scale and an OpEx budget – where do we sign? As a Cloud environment grows though, the decentralised and variable nature of Cloud consumption begins to work against organisations.

Efficiency gains are undermined by “waste” – unused resources spun up by disconnected teams with no oversight of the big picture. Soon Cloud costs are out of control and the CFO wants answers.

The best answer? Cloud FinOps.

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WHERE ARE YOU ON THE CLOUD FINOPS MATURITY CURVE?

The first step is an objective measure of your maturity. We find most organizations are currently at the Crawl stage: Our deep Cloud FinOps experience has shaped our measured approach that can be tailored to fit your specific situation. Start where it makes the most sense for you.

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If you are in the Crawl phase, you currently rely on manual processes and basic reporting. We help you establish a FinOps foundation, using the FinOps tool of your choice, to:

>> Understand and visualise cloud spending patterns
>> Allocate costs to teams and projects

>> Implement basic cost optimisation measures
>> Build awareness of cloud financial responsibility

Here you are set up to do more monitoring and governance, with granular cost allocation and proactive forecasting. Presidio levels you up with capabilities to:

>> Optimise cloud resource utilization.
>> Implement budget management and forecasting.
>> Measure and report on FinOps performance.

The Run phase is not a destination, but a continuous operation powered by real-time cost visibility, automated and predictive analytics, and proactive spend management. Presidio is dedicated to getting you here by empowering you to:

>> Achieve unit cost economics.
>> Maximize ROI on cloud investments.
>> Keep improving FinOps maturity.
>>Integrate a FinOps culture throughout the organization.

Presidio’s deep experience has helped us develop a unique Cloud FinOps Framework, which is applicable to AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform.

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CLIENT CHALLENGES

What prevents organisations from moving up the maturity curve? A combination of some or all of the following challenges.

RESOURCE
STRAIN

Managing cloud spend commitments means balancing risk versus benefit without sacrificing flexibility. It can be a full-time job that most don’t have the luxury or desire to fill.

LACK OF
VISIBILITY

FinOps owners need a visibility tool to see the full picture of their organization’s Cloud usage in real-time. Without it, their ability to make data-driven decisions is hamstrung.

POOR
GOVERNANCE

How do you align cloud use with business objectives that are constantly changing? Who ultimately owns it within your organization?

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INDUSTRY EXAMPLES

ONLINE BETTING FANTASY GAMING

EXTREME SEASONALITY

Challenge: Seasonality of their business made forecasting of cloud consumption very difficult. Impossible to manage committed discount strategy.

Solution: Guided Cloud FinOps journey. PRISM provided 20% in net increased savings on Day 1 while removing commitment risk. Architecting applications to align to business objectives with cost in mind.

COMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE
INVOICE & CHARGEBACK

Challenge: Decentralised teams consuming cloud resources with no central budget and funding structure. Manually breaking down invoices every month.

Solution: Customised invoice mapping to the eight business units that contribute to the bill. Real-time cost and usage dashboard reflecting this cost allocation approach.

CLOUD NETWORK SECURITY

EXPLOSIVE GROWTH

Challenge: Customer base grew 250%. Cloud and platforms team overwhelmed – prioritising customer experience over cost optimisation and Cloud FinOps.

Solution: Removed operational overhead of managing commitments. Strategically engaging product teams to align cloud usage rates to business targets. $3.3M in incremental savings contract-to-date.

HEALTH INSURANCE & SERVICES

TRANSITION TO DIGITAL

Challenge: Out of control cloud consumption with mounting technical debt. Lack of bandwidth to rationalise platform and infrastructure landscape optimisations.

Solution: Re-architecture, right-sizing, elimination of waste delivered $2.7M in incremental savings.

READY TO UNCOVER THE BEST KEPT

SECRET TO CLOUD COST OPTIMISATION?

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CAPABILITIES

Presidio brings an end-to-end approach to Cloud FinOps, from professional services to managed services to cost optimisation.

CLOUD FINOPS CONSULTING

Our consulting services establish the baseline requirements to start your Cloud FinOps journey or to help achieve specific outcomes.

Maturity Assessment
Tagging and Automation
Governance
Objective-based Consulting

COMMITMENT MANAGEMENT

Proactive, data-driven management of your Cloud spending and resource commitments. Our white-gloved managed service focuses on mitigating risks and optimizing value.

Operational Risk Management of Reserved Instances and Savings Plans
Cloud Private Pricing Agreements
Commitment Recommendations

MANAGED CLOUD FINOPS

We act as an extension of your team, continuously maturing your Cloud FinOps capabilities and executing on recommendations to optimize your Cloud investment.