Alexander Gahrmann presents a Microsoft Ignite session illustrating Finout’s unified management of cloud cost for Azure environments, including cost allocation, anomaly detection, and best practices for team efficiency.

Optimizing Azure Cloud Spend with Holistic FinOps Approaches

Speaker: Alexander Gahrmann

Microsoft Ignite 2025

This session explores how Finout manages and optimizes cloud spend across Microsoft Azure and integrated services like Kubernetes, Datadog, and OpenAI. Key elements include:

MegaBill Unified Cost View

Holistic breakdown of Azure resources, subscriptions, and associated tags
Enables detailed exploration of cloud expenses for granular insights

Virtual Tags for Dynamic Cost Allocation

Rules-based, flexible tagging system for allocating costs across teams and departments
Supports dynamic assignment to reflect organizational structure and usage

Shared Cost Distribution and Visualization

Demonstrates techniques for distributing shared cloud costs among teams and stakeholders
Tools for showbacks and chargebacks, providing clarity in cost ownership

Dashboards and Analytics

Custom dashboards to visualize cloud expenditure, projections, and historical trends
Real-time analytics for proactive cost management

Anomaly Detection & Automated Notifications

Systems to identify abnormal spending patterns
Automated alerts and notifications to relevant stakeholders

Integration of Telemetry and Unit Economics

Ingesting telemetry data to provide actionable insights on resource efficiency and unit economics within Azure

FinOps Support and Best Practices

Guidance on structuring FinOps within organizations
Practical tips for improving cloud efficiency and ongoing cost management

For more sessions and resources, visit Microsoft Ignite.