Optimization is a loop, not a cleanup week
Apply the FinOps phases as a recurring optimization loop rather than a one-time cost cleanup.
The move: build the operating loop behind the saving. The FinOps phases are iterative: Inform, Optimize, Operate. Inform shows what is happening. Optimize decides what should change. Operate makes the change repeatable. PDCA adds the quality discipline: plan the change, do it at a manageable scale, check the outcome, and act based on the evidence. This loop matters because many cloud savings are not one-off. Idle resources, excess retention, oversized services, commitment waste, and unallocated spend are created by systems of work. If the system does not change, the waste returns. A strong optimization loop is narrow and observable. Define…
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