Your Cloud Bill Is
Lying to You.
You have FinOps tooling. You have alerts. You have tagging policies. We test whether they actually work - using the same methodology your QA team applies to software.
FinOps QA Services
Every engagement produces a scored, repeatable output - not a slide deck.
FinOps QA Assessment
Uncover hidden waste and governance gaps with a scored audit. Your cloud bill has errors - we find and rank them.
Learn more →Tagging & Cost Allocation QA
Find where cost attribution breaks down - down to the cent. Spend-weighted coverage is the metric that matters.
Learn more →Budget & Alert Validation
Prove your budget alerts will actually fire when you need them. Most organisations discover theirs won't.
Learn more →FinOps Tooling Evaluation
Verify your FinOps tool is telling you the truth. We test accuracy against 12 cost dimensions and your provider invoice.
Learn more →Shift-Left Cost Management
Catch cost bugs before they reach production. CI/CD cost gates using Infracost and OPA policies.
Learn more →AI/GPU Cost Governance QA
Govern the fastest-growing, least-controlled line in your cloud bill. H100s at $32/hr need governance.
Learn more →FinOps Implementation QA
Independent sign-off on your FinOps implementation. Co-signed acceptance criteria, not just a consultant's opinion.
Learn more →Managed FinOps QA Retainer
Continuous FinOps QA - not a point-in-time snapshot. Monthly Defect Score updates and quarterly FQAF audits.
Learn more →How It Works
Three phases. One score. Zero guesswork.
Audit
We run structured test cases across your tagging, alerting, allocation model, and tooling. Every test produces a Pass, Fail, or Warning result.
Validate
We calculate your FinOps Defect Score (0–100) from objective test results. We benchmark it against the CFCMM maturity model and your industry peer group.
Govern
You receive a prioritised Defect Register with financial impact per finding, remediation roadmap, and acceptance criteria. Optional retainer keeps the score trending up.
Industries
FinOps QA applies anywhere cloud costs matter - but some sectors need it more than others.
AI/ML Startups
GPU training governance is existential. Experiment compute has zero attribution. We build the FinOps QA layer your MLOps team doesn't have time for.
SaaS & Cloud-Native
Cloud gross margin is an investor metric. Customer-level attribution is guesswork without validated FinOps controls.
Financial Services
Regulatory cost allocation (BCBS 239, DORA) and PCI DSS cost segregation require auditable, defensible FinOps documentation.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
PHI/non-PHI workload cost segregation and grant attribution requirements need tested controls, not assumptions.
E-Commerce & Retail Tech
Seasonality stress-tests every FinOps control. Black Friday alert failures cost revenue. We validate your controls hold under peak load.
Enterprise & Government
Multi-year migration programs with no FinOps QA gate. Board dashboards not traceable to provider invoices. We close the validation gap.
Results
Anonymised. Audited. Repeatable.
- FinOps Defect Score 34 → 81
- Unattributed spend $47K → $4.2K/mo
- Billing gap 8.3% → 0.9%
- GPU spend attributed 34% → 91%
- Idle GPU $28K → $3.2K/mo
- Training overruns 7/qtr → 0
- Alert accuracy 54% → 100%
- Alert latency P95 6.2hrs → 9min
- Anomaly alerts 38/day → 4/day
From the Blog
FinOps field notes - real data, no vendor pitches.
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Read more →Get Your FinOps Defect Score
Book a free 30-minute cloud cost review. We will identify your top three FinOps gaps and give you a preliminary Defect Score - no pitch, no obligation.
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