Articles on FinOps & Cloud Economics
Microsoft's AI Money Machine: The Real Economics of Copilot Deployment
Microsoft’s Copilot strategy shifts enterprise economics: price list unification cuts discounts, ARPU becomes ARPA, and ROI remains uncertain as costs rise by 15–25% annually.
Prioritising Cloud Optimisation
CIOs in 2024: optimising cloud use and reducing costs while enhancing service delivery and efficiency.
Rethinking IT Habits for the Public Cloud: Start Small
Optimising cloud costs starts with right-sizing your VMs. Traditional on-prem habits of over-provisioning can lead to inflated cloud bills. Scale smartly.
How IT Economics Differ in the Cloud
When on-premises IT professionals encounter Public Clouds, their valuable knowledge and habits may become less so due to the vast differences in economics.
Cloud spend spinning out of control
As we are coming out of the “Covid” era, some of us are waking up to a new era of accelerated Cloud-related spending that no one expected.
Microsoft is changing the rules, and it will affect you
Microsoft has announced significant updates to Cloud and licensing terms and conditions. The changes will affect everyone: Cloud providers and their clients.
5 Cost Saving Ideas for Microsoft Cloud and Licenses in 2022
What areas should we focus on while looking for cost savings in Microsoft Cloud and licensing in 2022?
Five reasons Microsoft 365 is about to get more expensive
Microsoft is about to uplift the prices of Microsoft 365 subscriptions. What are the reasons? What should we expect?
Enterprises Are Still Deciding if Microsoft 365 Copilot Is Worth It
Enterprises continue to debate whether Microsoft 365 Copilot’s AI features justify the cost, as measurable ROI remains elusive.
Microsoft's Licensing Evolution Part II: From Human Seats to Agent Revenue—The New Frontier
Microsoft moves from licensing human users to licensing digital agents, with Entra Agent ID, Copilot orchestration, and embedded knowledge creating a new revenue model where ARPAA joins ARPU in EA negotiations.
How Microsoft Built AI Into Everything: The Hidden Costs of Enterprise AI Adoption
Microsoft turned AI from a product into a platform: Copilot triggers broad enterprise purchases, drives 15–20% spending increases, but only 20% of buyers deploy it at scale.
Maximising Revenue with Azure Arc and CSP Hosting
SPLA, CSP-Hosting, and SQL with Azure Arc can all drive growth—if used strategically. This article explains how to combine them profitably while avoiding audit risks.