We provide customers with a monthly FinOps scorecard that summarises:

• Cost optimisation opportunities (e.g., underutilised resources, SP/RI coverage gaps, misaligned storage tiers).
• Resource hygiene KPIs (e.g., untagged resources, idle EBS volumes, unused IPs).
• Current vs. forecasted spend and variance drivers.
• Sustainability metrics (where applicable, such as low-utilisation EC2 instances or waste due to idle usage).

Our scorecards pull from AWS CUR, Compute Optimiser, Cost Explorer, Trusted Advisor, and our own cost intelligence scripts.

We set up AWS Budgets and Forecasts integrated with:

• Email alerts
• Microsoft Teams
• ITSM tools like JIRA via Lambda or EventBridge rules

Forecasts are based on historical usage trends, using AWS native forecasting or custom models from QuickSight dashboards.

StableLogic performs a monthly variance analysis that includes:

• Budget vs. Actual vs. Forecasted spend
• Line-item variance by:
  • Account
  • Service
  • Cost category
• Commentary on drivers (e.g., new projects, traffic spikes, misconfigurations)
• Recommended corrective actions (e.g., resize, auto-scheduling, cleanup)

This analysis is delivered as part of our Monthly FinOps Report Pack, which is tailored for both technical and finance audiences.

We implement and enforce cost allocation tagging through:

• Baseline tagging policy & governance playbook
• AWS Service Control Policies (SCPs) to prevent noncompliant resource creation
• AWS Config rules and custom Lambda automation to:
  • Detect untagged/incorrectly tagged resources
  • Auto-tag based on naming convention or account context
  • Notify resource owners via SNS or email

Tag purity and compliance are tracked in monthly health dashboards.

We deploy AWS Cost Anomaly Detection across all major service categories, linked to:

• Email
• Teams
• ITSM ticketing queues

Where possible, mitigation actions (e.g., stopping rogue EC2 instances or deleting zombie load balancers) are automated via Lambda or Systems Manager Automation documents.

For each budget category (per team, per environment, or per project), we configure alerts to:

• Email recipients
• Microsoft Teams channels
• ServiceNow or JIRA via EventBridge and AWS Chatbot or webhook integrations

This ensures Finance, Engineering, and DevOps teams are all aligned on budget performance and accountable for managing overages.

StableLogic provides centralised dashboards built with QuickSight, CUR + Athena, or 3rd-party tools like Apptio or CloudHealth, depending on customer preference. These dashboards report on:

• Current cost and usage by tag, account, service
• RI/SP utilisation and coverage
• Anomaly trends
• Waste metrics (idle, untagged, overprovisioned)

We also build executive summaries and engineering-facing dashboards, ensuring each stakeholder has access to the right level of granularity.

We provide:

• Historical reports on all SP/RI purchases (source: CUR + AWS Cost Explorer API)
• Utilisation and coverage trends by:
  • Account
  • Service
  • Family
• Purchase recommendations via:
  • AWS Cost Explorer RI/SP Recommendations
  • Our internal model which considers seasonal usage and recent changes

Where allowed, we assist with executing new purchases or modifying coverage through AWS Management Console or CLI.

We conduct stakeholder-specific enablement sessions for:

• Finance teams (budgeting, showback, forecasting)
• Engineers (tagging, scheduling, right-sizing)
• Executives (strategic KPIs, RI/SP investment)

Each engagement includes:

• Training deck
• Recorded walkthroughs
• “How to” documentation
• Optional access to our FinOps Slack support group

Our goal is to build long-term FinOps maturity within the customer organisation.

We help customers manage licenses for:

• Windows, SQL Server, Oracle
• Bring Your Own License (BYOL) tracking via AWS License Manager
• Marketplace Subscriptions
• Cost tracking of SaaS tools billed through AWS

Our dashboards identify:

• Unused or underutilised licenses
• Expired subscriptions
• Opportunities to shift to managed services or open-source alternatives