Fixed-Price Assessment
A scoped engagement with clear deliverables, timeline, and fixed cost. Ideal for initial assessments and proof-of-concept projects.
FinOps & Software Asset Management
Cloud cost and software licensing brought under one attributable view: visibility first, then governance, then savings that survive after we leave.
Latest month by provider
Total spend · six monthsthousand ¥ / month
- Azure¥3,700,000 · 45%
- AWS¥2,800,000 · 34%
- Google Cloud¥1,700,000 · 21%
Share of month · quarter ticks
Azure carries 45% of the month's bill; that is where reduction work starts.
Cloud spending frequently spirals beyond forecasts, and software license compliance remains a persistent blind spot. Many organizations lack the tooling and processes to attribute costs accurately. The result: budget overruns, audit exposure, and a CFO who questions every cloud invoice.
| Month | Spend (¥) |
|---|---|
| Sep | ¥9,900,000 |
| Oct | ¥9,500,000 |
| Nov | ¥9,200,000 |
| Dec | ¥8,800,000 |
| Jan | ¥8,400,000 |
| Feb | ¥8,200,000 |
| Provider | Spend (¥) | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Azure | ¥3,700,000 | 45% |
| AWS | ¥2,800,000 | 34% |
| Google Cloud | ¥1,700,000 | 21% |
Our approach
We establish cost visibility first: dashboards on your own billing data, an allocation model teams accept, and governance policies engineering will follow. On the SAM side, we inventory and reconcile the software estate, then use that position to consolidate contracts or renegotiate from evidence.
- 01
Cost baseline
Reconcile billing data, tag coverage, and license inventory into one attributable baseline. You cannot govern what you cannot attribute.
- 02
Governance model
Define allocation rules, budgets, and approval paths with the teams who spend: policy that engineering will follow.
- 03
Visibility tooling
Stand up dashboards and alerts on your own data, and reshape reserved capacity and license models to the real usage curve.
- 04
Operating rhythm
Install the monthly review loop: variance, commitments, renewals. The savings survive after we leave.
The optimization ramp
The share of spend under management rises in three locked steps: baseline visibility first, then right-sizing, then commitment pricing for what remains.
Deliverables
- Cloud cost visibility dashboard and allocation model
- Reserved instance and savings plan optimization report
- Software asset inventory and compliance audit
- License optimization and renewal strategy
- Monthly cost governance and anomaly detection framework
Technologies & certifications
Technologies
- Azure Cost Management
- AWS Cost Explorer
- SNOW
- ServiceNow
- Flexera
Certifications
- Cloudability Practitioner Advanced
- Snow License Manager User
- ITIL 4 Foundation
Engagement options
Three ways to work with us. The problem decides which fits.
T&M Consulting
Time-and-materials engagement for ongoing advisory, architecture reviews, and implementation support.
Continued support
A defined, renewable support period after handover. We stay to see it through, until your team no longer needs us.
Frequently asked questions
- How quickly can we see cost savings?
- FinOps Foundation benchmarks consistently put addressable savings at 15-30% of cloud spend. A two-week assessment shows where your savings sit; right-sizing, orphaned-resource cleanup, and reservation fixes can usually start immediately.
- Do you handle software license audits?
- Yes. We inventory your software estate, reconcile entitlements against deployments, and prepare audit-ready documentation that protects you from compliance risk. This work draws on ITIL and COBIT practice and years of cross-border SAM delivery.
- What cloud providers do you support for FinOps?
- We support Azure, AWS, and GCP cost management, and can govern spend across all three from one framework.
- What engagement model works best for FinOps?
- Most clients start with the fixed-price two-week assessment. The monthly review loop we set up is designed for your own team to run; we can stay involved for a defined support period if you would rather run it together.
Talk it through
Tell us about your environment and goals. We'll outline a practical path forward.
Discuss your FinOps needs
Response: within one business day