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Cloud Financial Management

In today's fast-paced cloud landscape, cost control and operational efficiency are no longer optional—they’re a strategic imperative. FinOps*, the intersection of finance, operations, and engineering, empowers organizations to manage and optimize their cloud spend through shared accountability and real-time visibility.

FinOps* for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)

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How can Oracle GLAS help?

Strategic advice for cost control and value realization.

Your challenge

Cloud adoption has revolutionized business operations, offering flexibility, scalability, and innovation. However, with this transformation comes a new challenge—managing cloud costs effectively while ensuring long-term value. Many organizations struggle with

  • Unpredictable cloud costs: Cloud expenses can quickly escalate without a clear financial strategy.
  • Complex licensing and commitments: Understanding the financial impact of software and infrastructure commitments can be overwhelming.
  • Cloud migration uncertainty: Knowing when and how to transition workloads while optimizing cost structures.
  • Financial accountability: Ensuring cloud investments align with business objectives and financial goals.

Without a structured approach to cloud financial management, organizations risk overspending, leading to inefficiencies and lack of visibility into their cloud investments.

Our commitment

We are committed to helping businesses navigate the financial complexities of the cloud with strategic guidance and financial clarity. Using the principles of FinOps, we help organizations

  • Understand and optimize cloud investments with financial best practices.
  • Develop a clear, data-driven approach to cloud cost management.
  • Ensure transparency and financial accountability across cloud expenses.
  • Simplify licensing and cloud commitments to maximize efficiency.

Our goal is to provide our customers with insights, tools and strategies needed to make informed cloud financial decisions, so they can focus on innovation and growth without financial uncertainty.

FinOps helps organizations:

  • Gain better visibility into cloud costs and help optimize spending.
  • Make informed financial decisions about cloud investments.
  • Align the cloud usage with business objectives for better efficiency.
  • Improve accountability by ensuring internal teams take ownership of cloud costs.

FinOps* is not just about cost-cutting; it’s about financial agility. It enables businesses to innovate without financial uncertainty, ensuring every cloud investment delivers measurable value.

*More information on FinOps Foundation framework terminology and concepts can be found here.

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