Addressing Spend Leakage and Optimization of Cloud Costs

Spend leakage in a cloud estate manifests in many forms and requires a careful analysis of various metrics. We present a suite of features to detect such behavior and provide recommendations for optimization. We apply the proposed solution in practice by presenting a real-world case-study. Through this case-study we demonstrate how many cases of spend leakage go unnoticed by simple handles to manage cloud estate, and how the solutions proposed in the paper can enable the business with better foresight and control on the cloud costs.