Financial Operations

Optimize Your AWS Spend with New Cost Savings Features in AWS Trusted Advisor

Erik Björklund / 2025-06-05

In response to customer requests for a more consistent cost savings experience and a broader set of recommendations, AWS Trusted Advisor is expanding its capabilities. We’re excited to announce the integration of 15 new checks from AWS Cost Optimization Hub into Trusted Advisor, providing more actionable insights to help you optimize your AWS spend.

Financial Operations

Quick MoM Cost Analysis with Cost Comparison in AWS Cost Explorer

Sofia Lindström / 2025-06-05

Explore how AWS Cost Explorer’s new cost comparison feature helps organizations quickly identify, understand, and explain month-over-month cost variations, enhancing financial management in the cloud.

Financial Operations

The Authenticated AWS Pricing Calculator Now Generally Available: A New Era in Cost Estimation

Lukas Nilsson / 2025-06-05

The general availability of the authenticated AWS Pricing Calculator marks a significant improvement in precise cost estimation, enabling businesses to forecast and save effectively.

Financial Operations

AWS Compute Optimizer Now Supports Aurora I/O-Optimized Recommendations

Linnea Andersson / 2025-06-05

AWS Compute Optimizer introduces new recommendations for optimizing Amazon Aurora DB clusters, enabling cost savings and improved price predictability for I/O-intensive workloads.

Financial Operations

What's New in FinOps Toolkit 0.11 – May 2025

Linnea Jansson / 2025-06-04

Discover the latest enhancements in the FinOps toolkit 0.11, designed to streamline cloud efficiency and maximize value through AI agents, Power BI updates, and documentation improvements.

Financial Operations

From San Diego to Your Organization: Latest AWS Announcements for FinOps X 2025

Erik Johansson, Mia Lund / 2025-06-04

While San Diego’s famous June gloom may have given FinOps attendees overcast skies, the energy inside the FinOps X conference was anything but gloomy. Within just 1.5 days, we engaged in many insightful conversations. As a return, we have brought with us several feature enhancements that will hopefully bring more sunshine to your day-to-day FinOps life.

Financial Operations

How to Control Your Azure Costs with Governance and Azure Policy

Anna Sandström / 2025-05-28

Learn how effective governance and Azure Policy can transform your Azure management strategy, reduce costs, and realign technical teams with business goals.

Financial Operations

Understanding Cloud Spending Through FOCUS - Prices and Quantities Demystified

Erik Johansson / 2025-05-28

Dive into the intricacies of Microsoft’s FOCUS on prices and quantities to streamline financial operations in cloud management.

Financial Operations

Getting Started with FinOps Hubs Multicloud Cost Reporting with Azure and Google Cloud

Ingrid Johansson / 2025-05-27

Learn how Microsoft’s FinOps hubs provide a scalable platform to manage, analyze, and optimize cloud costs across multiple providers, leveraging FOCUS datasets for unified multicloud reporting.