Cost Optimisation
Create a cost-optimisation backlog with risk ratings.
Capture configuration, validation output, one failure test, rollback steps and a short explanation of the design trade-off.Build evidence
FinOps Academy: Hands-on lab briefs
Turn concepts into practical implementation, validation and rollback evidence.
Budgets and Alerts
Design budgets for platform and application subscriptions.
Capture configuration, validation output, one failure test, rollback steps and a short explanation of the design trade-off.Azure Advisor
Review a set of recommendations and accept or reject each with rationale.
Capture configuration, validation output, one failure test, rollback steps and a short explanation of the design trade-off.Reservations
Evaluate a reservation candidate using historical demand.
Capture configuration, validation output, one failure test, rollback steps and a short explanation of the design trade-off.Savings Plans
Compare a savings plan with reservations for mixed compute.
Capture configuration, validation output, one failure test, rollback steps and a short explanation of the design trade-off.Tagging Strategy
Design a tag schema for owner, product, environment and cost centre.
Capture configuration, validation output, one failure test, rollback steps and a short explanation of the design trade-off.FinOps Governance
Add cost checks to an architecture and release process.
Capture configuration, validation output, one failure test, rollback steps and a short explanation of the design trade-off.