FinOps scope · Cloud
FinOps for Azure: the platform we were built for.
CloudMonitor is purpose-built for Microsoft Azure. Every report, every recommendation, every integration is Azure-native.
Built for Azure. Not retrofitted from AWS.
Azure-native architecture
Hosted SaaS, connected to your Azure billing.
Hosted SaaS, ISO 27001 + 9001 + 42001 certified. Scoped read-only access to your billing data. FOCUS 1.0 as the native schema.
- Hosted SaaS, sign up and connect
- Scoped read-only access to billing data
- FOCUS 1.0 billing schema
- Microsoft Teams bot for alerts
Azure service coverage
Every service that matters.
VMs, App Services, SQL, Cosmos DB, AKS, Functions, Service Bus, ADF, Synapse, Fabric, M365, Power BI, Azure OpenAI — all covered.
- Compute, storage, networking, data
- Modern data stack (ADF, Synapse, Fabric)
- AI workloads (Azure OpenAI, GPU SKUs)
- M365 and Power BI licensing
Outcomes
Azure-native outcomes.
ISO 27001
+ ISO 9001 + 42001 certified
FOCUS 1.0
Native billing schema
Azure-only
Purpose-built, not retrofitted
Other FinOps Scopes
Where FinOps extends.
FinOps for AI
Govern the GPU bill — Azure OpenAI, model deployments, vector stores, GPU SKUs.
FinOps for Data Centers
Hybrid and on-prem footprint costed alongside cloud spend.
FinOps for Licensing
Azure Hybrid Benefit, BYOL, M365, Power BI, and marketplace licences.
FinOps for SaaS
Govern the third-party SaaS your teams buy on credit cards — Datadog, Snowflake, Notion, Figma.
Source: this page interprets the FinOps Scopes published by the FinOps Foundation, licensed under CC BY 4.0. The wording, examples, and product mapping on this page are CloudMonitor’s own.
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