The Strategic Cloud Challenge

In the modern enterprise, the cloud is meant to be a lever for growth and innovation. Yet, for too many organizations, rising cloud invoices—often increasing faster than revenue —have become a shared point of frustration between IT and Finance.

The Alignment Imperative

The reality is that Finance and Technology need to be partners to solve this problem. While IT drives the execution, owning the cost agenda gives Finance the non-negotiable leverage over cash-flow and future investment needed to enforce governance. This transformation requires shifting the cloud from an opaque cost drain into a board-level KPI that drives strategic advantage.

This roadmap is not about taking control away from IT; it’s about providing the necessary executive mandate, visibility, and standardized tools to achieve sustained efficiency.

The Three Pillars of FinOps Control

To achieve this strategic control, Cocha Technology believes there are three non-negotiable phases every organization must implement:

Pillar 1: Foundation – The Crisis of Control

The Challenge: Your organization is spending substantial amounts on cloud resources, but without a clear framework for cloud cost control, invoices rise faster than revenue. Finance lacks the basic visibility and accountability framework to understand who spends what, why, and how to stop waste. This fundamental opacity stalls planning.

The Solution: The checklist outlines the non-negotiable groundwork needed to establish cloud cost clarity and accountability. It shows you how to gain leverage by ensuring spend is trackable and budget alerts are automated before a crisis occurs.

Pillar 2: Quick Wins – The Pressure for Immediate Results

The Challenge: The board is demanding immediate solutions to cloud costs but chasing down waste drains IT resources. You need quick, high-impact victories that prove the value of a cloud FinOps strategy and build momentum for lasting change.

The Solution: The checklist provides the three core demands Finance can make today to capture Immediate Waste. Learn how to identify and authorize quick-win scripts and implement rightsizing plans with a guaranteed fast payback—building the momentum needed for long-term governance.

Pillar 3: Governance – Sustaining Efficiency for Growth

The Challenge: Cleaning up historical waste is only step one. How do you implement a repeatable model for Finance-Led Cloud Cost Optimization to ensure every new project funds growth instead of contributing to chaos?

The Solution: The checklist provides the framework for cloud cost controls. This includes the ultimate step: tracking Unit Economics (like cost per order, cost per login) and embedding cost KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) into every project business case. This roadmap turns cloud chaos into clear, controllable spend that funds growth.