Cloud Costs Rise. Visibility Doesn’t.

The Gap Nobody Talks About

Cloud spending decisions are made by engineering. Cloud bills land in Finance. And IT Asset Management is left trying to build a bridge between the two—usually with incomplete data, no unified view, and spreadsheets. Sound familiar? You're not behind. You're just working without the right framework.

Most FinOps programs quietly fail before they start. They get the tools without the process, the dashboards without the ownership or the mandate without the data. We call this a FinFlop—and it's more common than anyone admits.

Whether You Own the Licenses or the Cloud Bill—Or Both

You're an ITAM or SAM Manager

Cloud costs are piling up, but your tools still think on‑prem. You need to show IT and Finance what’s driving spend—by team, app, and product.

FinOps gives the framework. We provide the tools and expertise.

You're a FinOps Practitioner

You’ve got cloud visibility, but little integration with software licensing and SaaS spend. You need an ITAM partner who knows contracts, BYOL and enterprise agreements.

SAM + FinOps close the gap.

How to Gain Control of Your Cloud Costs

Webinar Series with AWS

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Webinar Series | Oct. 6 & Nov. 4

Cloud costs keep rising—but most companies still struggle to understand where the money goes. If you want practical insights this series is for you.

finops_webinar_usu_1

Webinar Series | Oct. 6 & Nov. 4

Cloud costs keep rising—but most companies still struggle to understand where the money goes. If you want practical insights this series is for you.

The USU FinOps Journey

The USU FinOps Journey

Your Takeaways

Learn how to created transparency across engineering, finance, and leadership and connected cloud spending with business value.

Crawl

You know cloud costs are a problem. Tracking is manual, visibility is limited and no one owns accountability.

Walk

You've moved from tracking to managing. Cost allocation is improving, but collaboration across Finance, IT and Engineering is still fragmented.

Run

Cloud financial management is automated, aligned with business strategy and continuously optimized.

Crawl

You know cloud costs are a problem. Tracking is manual, visibility is limited and no one owns accountability.

Walk

You've moved from tracking to managing. Cost allocation is improving, but collaboration across Finance, IT and Engineering is still fragmented.

Run

Cloud financial management is automated, aligned with business strategy and continuously optimized.

Cloud Cost Management—Without Starting From Scratch

Complete Cost Allocation

See exactly what each team, product and application costs across AWS, Azure and Google Cloud. Including costs your hyperscaler tools don't surface.

BYOL and License Intelligence

Your existing on-premises licenses may be your biggest cloud cost lever. USU connects SAM data with cloud environments so you don't overpay or go out of compliance.

Expert-led Implementation

Not a self-serve tool you're left to configure alone. USU provides managed onboarding, regular expert reviews and ongoing data quality management.