Cloud Cost Optimization & FinOps Platform
Category: FinOps
Scenario: Finance and engineering need cost visibility, anomaly detection, and optimization automation. Example: 'Kendaks FinOps' tags costs by client and enforces budgets.
Architecture diagram
High-level view of the main components and data/control flows.
Low-level architecture diagram (Visio-style)
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Step-by-step implementation
Step 1/6
Establish FinOps model
Reference portal screenshot (click to zoom). Replace with your tenant capture if needed.
Define chargeback/showback model. Standardize tags: costCenter, client, env, owner. Set budgets and alert thresholds.
Validation checklist
Stakeholders have signed off the scope, SLAs, and data/security requirements. You have documented naming standards, environments, and ownership (RACI).
Step 2/6
Set up cost exports to storage
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Configure scheduled cost exports (daily). Land in a Data Lake with partitioning by date. Validate completeness and late-arriving files.
Validation checklist
The storage/lakehouse/warehouse resources are created and accessible via least privilege. A sample dataset lands successfully and can be queried/read end-to-end. Retention, encryption, and backup settings match requirements.
Step 3/6
Build analytics layer
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Load exports into Fabric/Synapse/Databricks for modeling. Build KPIs: unit cost, cost per ticket, cost per tenant. Provide self-serve Power BI dashboards.
Validation checklist
Connections/authentication succeed and test messages/records flow through. Retries/DLQ/error handling are configured and validated with a forced failure.
Step 4/6
Optimization automation
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Auto-stop non-prod outside business hours. Identify idle resources and orphaned disks/ips. Recommend reservations/savings plans where applicable.
Validation checklist
Budgets/alerts and cost reporting dashboards are in place. Rightsizing/scale rules are enabled and validated.
Step 5/6
Anomaly detection and alerts
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Alert on sudden cost spikes and tag coverage drops. Run weekly optimization reports. Track realized vs potential savings.
Validation checklist
Logs and metrics are flowing (check Log Analytics / Monitor). Alerts trigger correctly (test alert path to email/Teams/ITSM).
Step 6/6
Governance
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Enforce tag policies and allowed SKUs via policy. Require owner tags for all resources. Integrate approvals for high-cost deployments.
Validation checklist
RBAC/roles are assigned to Entra groups (no direct user assignments). Policies/labels/lineage settings are enabled as required. Audit logs are enabled and flowing to the central workspace/SIEM.
