FinOps and cloud cost management articles

Browse articles on FinOps best practices, cloud cost optimization, and cloud economics, written for the
teams managing and governing cloud spend.

FinOps for AI

Prompt Caching: A Practical Guide to Reducing Token Usage and Costs

Paying for the same tokens on every API call is one of the most common sources of AI overspending. Here's how prompt caching works and how to use it to cut costs on AWS Bedrock and Azure OpenAI.

FinOps for AI

The FinOps for AI Maturity Model: Where Does Your Organization Stand?

Most organizations are spending on AI but few are managing it deliberately. Use this maturity model to assess where you stand and what to fix next.

FinOps for AI

How to choose the right AI models on AWS Bedrock for cost optimization

Not every workload needs a frontier model. Learn how to match the right AI model on AWS Bedrock to your workload and cut costs without compromising on quality.

FinOps for AI

How to reduce AI inference costs on AWS Bedrock and SageMaker

Most teams overspend on AI inference without knowing it. Here are six ways to cut your Bedrock and SageMaker bill without compromising on output quality.

Unit Economics

What is cloud unit economics? Definition, meaning, and how it works

Cloud unit economics measures cost per unit of business output, not just total spend. Learn what it is, how to calculate it, common metrics, challenges, and best practices.

Cloud Tagging

Cloud tagging best practices: How it drives cloud cost control

Learn how effective tagging improves cloud cost control with better visibility, cost allocation, and insights to optimize your cloud spending.

Cloud Cost Optimization

Cloud cost optimization strategies: What most guides get wrong

Most cloud cost optimization efforts produce short-term savings that quietly erode. Learn the right strategies in the right order to build cost efficiency that actually sticks.

FinOps

What is FinOps? Definition, meaning, and how it works

FinOps is a cloud financial management practice that connects cloud spending to business outcomes. Learn what FinOps means, how it works, and how to get started.