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Multi-cloud cost analysis and optimization expertise for FinOps practices

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Cloud Cost Analysis Skill

Overview

Specialized skill for multi-cloud cost analysis and optimization. Provides deep expertise in FinOps practices, cost visibility, and resource optimization across AWS, GCP, and Azure.

Capabilities

AWS Cost Analysis

  • AWS Cost Explorer queries and analysis
  • Cost and Usage Reports (CUR) interpretation
  • Reserved Instance utilization analysis
  • Savings Plans recommendations
  • Spot Instance strategy evaluation
  • AWS Budgets configuration

GCP Cost Analysis

  • GCP Billing export analysis
  • Committed use discounts evaluation
  • Preemptible/Spot VM strategy
  • BigQuery cost analysis
  • GCP Budget alerts setup
  • Recommender API insights

Azure Cost Analysis

  • Azure Cost Management queries
  • Reserved VM Instance analysis
  • Azure Hybrid Benefit evaluation
  • Spot VM recommendations
  • Azure Budgets configuration
  • Azure Advisor cost recommendations

Resource Optimization

  • Rightsizing recommendations
  • Idle resource identification
  • Storage tier optimization
  • Network egress cost reduction
  • Containerization cost benefits
  • Serverless cost comparison

Cost Allocation

  • Tagging strategy design
  • Cost allocation rules
  • Showback/chargeback implementation
  • Unit economics calculation
  • Business unit attribution
  • Project/team cost breakdown

Forecasting and Budgeting

  • Cost trend analysis
  • Forecast modeling
  • Budget threshold alerts
  • Anomaly detection
  • Capacity planning cost modeling

Governance

  • Cost policies and guardrails
  • Approval workflows for expensive resources
  • Spending limits enforcement
  • FinOps maturity assessment
  • KPI definition and tracking

Target Processes

  • cost-optimization.js - Cost optimization initiatives
  • auto-scaling.js - Cost-aware scaling policies
  • iac-implementation.js - Cost-tagged infrastructure

Usage Context

This skill is invoked when processes require:

  • Analyzing cloud spending across providers
  • Identifying cost optimization opportunities
  • Implementing cost allocation and tagging
  • Setting up budgets and alerts
  • Designing cost governance policies

Dependencies

  • AWS Cost Explorer API access
  • GCP Billing API access
  • Azure Cost Management API access
  • Cloud provider credentials with billing read access

Output Formats

  • Cost analysis reports
  • Optimization recommendations
  • Tagging strategy documents
  • Budget configurations
  • FinOps dashboards
  • Savings forecasts