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Navigate Cloud Spend
with Precision

Cloud Cost Compass delivers world-class FinOps research, consulting, and tooling for Commercial, Federal, and Department of Defense environments.

Trusted by organizations across
AWS Azure GCP Oracle IBM Cloud
$2.4B+
Cloud Spend Optimized
38%
Avg. Cost Reduction
200+
Engagements Delivered
IL5
Cleared & Compliant
What We Do

Full-Spectrum Cloud FinOps

From cost visibility to cultural transformation, we deliver the strategy, tooling, and governance your organization needs to master cloud economics.

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FinOps Strategy & Advisory

Build a mature FinOps practice aligned to the FinOps Foundation framework with executive-ready roadmaps and KPIs.

  • FinOps Maturity Assessments
  • Organizational Design & RACI
  • Executive Reporting & Dashboards
  • Cloud Unit Economics Modeling

Cost Optimization & Engineering

Hands-on engineering to rightsize, reserve, and restructure cloud infrastructure for maximum efficiency.

  • Reserved Instance & Savings Plan Strategy
  • Rightsizing & Workload Replatforming
  • Spot / Preemptible Automation
  • Waste Elimination & Anomaly Detection
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Governance, Policy & Compliance

Implement guardrails and tagging standards that keep cloud spend visible, accountable, and audit-ready.

  • Tag Governance & Enforcement
  • Policy-as-Code (OPA, Sentinel)
  • Budget Alerts & Thresholds
  • Chargeback / Showback Models
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Cloud Economics Research

Original research on pricing trends, market dynamics, and total cost of ownership across hyperscaler ecosystems.

  • TCO & Comparative Pricing Models
  • Hyperscaler Pricing Intelligence
  • Market Trend Reports
  • Benchmarking & Peer Analysis
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Cloud Financial Architecture

Design account structures, billing hierarchies, and landing zones that support financial visibility from Day 1.

  • Multi-Account / Landing Zone Design
  • Billing & Invoicing Architecture
  • Cost Allocation Frameworks
  • Enterprise Agreement Strategy
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FinOps Training & Enablement

Upskill your teams with certified FinOps training, workshops, and custom playbooks tailored to your stack.

  • FinOps Certified Practitioner Prep
  • Executive Cloud Finance Workshops
  • Engineering Team Cost Awareness
  • Custom Playbooks & Runbooks
Where We Operate

Purpose-Built for Every Mission

Specialized expertise across commercial, federal civilian, and defense environments — each with distinct compliance, procurement, and security requirements.

Commercial

Enterprise & Growth

Accelerate cloud ROI for Fortune 500 to high-growth startups with best-in-class FinOps practices and tooling.

Multi-Cloud SaaS Optimization Kubernetes Data & AI Workloads
Federal Civilian

Agency Cloud Economics

Navigate FedRAMP, TIC 3.0, and federal procurement while driving measurable cloud cost efficiency across agencies.

FedRAMP FISMA TIC 3.0 Cloud Smart FITARA
Department of Defense

Mission-Critical FinOps

IL4/IL5 compliant cost optimization for classified and mission-critical environments across the DoD enterprise.

IL4 / IL5 CMMC 2.0 JWCC Zero Trust NIST 800-171
Tooling & Accelerators

Purpose-Built FinOps Intelligence

Proprietary tools and accelerators that integrate with native cloud cost management platforms to deliver faster time-to-value.

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Compass Dashboard™

Unified multi-cloud cost intelligence platform with executive, engineering, and finance personas. Real-time anomaly detection, forecasting, and recommendation engine.

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TagEnforcer™

Automated tag governance engine that scans, remediates, and reports on cost allocation tag compliance across AWS, Azure, and GCP environments.

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RightSizer Pro™

ML-driven rightsizing recommendations with workload-aware intelligence. Integrates with CloudHealth, Apptio, and native CSP tools.

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ForecastIQ™

Predictive cloud spend forecasting engine using time-series ML to project budgets, detect drift, and surface optimization opportunities 90 days ahead.

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Compliance Mapper™

Maps cloud financial governance controls to NIST, FedRAMP, CMMC, and DFARS requirements. Auto-generates audit artifacts and evidence packages.

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ContractNegotiator™

Enterprise agreement and EDP analysis tool that benchmarks your cloud contracts against anonymized market data to maximize negotiation leverage.

Governance & Compliance

Built for the Most Demanding Environments

Our methodologies, tools, and delivery practices are designed from the ground up to meet the stringent security, compliance, and governance requirements of federal and defense organizations.

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FedRAMP Aligned

All tooling and processes align with FedRAMP Moderate and High baselines.

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NIST 800-53 / 800-171

Security and financial controls mapped to NIST Special Publication frameworks.

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CMMC 2.0 Ready

Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Level 2+ compliant practices.

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DFARS / ITAR

Defense Federal Acquisition Reg compliant with controlled data handling.

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IL4 / IL5 Environments

Qualified for Impact Level 4 and 5 DoD cloud operations.

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Zero Trust Architecture

Aligned with DoD Zero Trust Reference Architecture and strategy.

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FITARA Scorecards

Help agencies improve FITARA scores through cloud cost transparency.

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SOC 2 Type II

Internal operations and tooling adhere to SOC 2 Type II standards.

Industry Alignment

Rooted in Best Practices

We don't reinvent the wheel. Our methodology is grounded in recognized industry frameworks, extended with our proprietary IP.

FinOps Foundation Framework

As FinOps Foundation members, we deliver services aligned to the Inform, Optimize, and Operate phases — from crawl to run maturity across all capability domains.

Inform Optimize Operate Crawl → Walk → Run

Well-Architected Frameworks

Aligned with AWS, Azure, and GCP Well-Architected cost optimization pillars for native best practices.

AWS WAF Azure WAF GCP ARCO

ITIL & IT Financial Management

Integrate cloud cost management into broader ITSM processes including capacity management, demand management, and financial management for IT services.

Federal Acquisition & Procurement

Deep knowledge of FAR/DFARS, GSA MAS, GWAC, and BPA vehicles — ensuring our recommendations align with federal procurement realities.

FAR/DFARS JWCC GSA MAS
The Compass Difference

Why Organizations Choose Us

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Dual-Domain Expertise

We're one of the few FinOps firms that operate across commercial AND federal/DoD — meaning we bring commercial innovation to government and government rigor to enterprise.

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Research-Led, Not Tool-Led

We don't push products. Our recommendations are grounded in original cloud economics research, benchmarking data, and independent analysis — not vendor commissions.

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Cleared & Compliant Personnel

Our team includes cleared professionals experienced in operating within classified environments, SCIFs, and IL5 cloud enclaves.

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Measurable Outcomes Guaranteed

Every engagement includes a savings guarantee with transparent tracking. If we don't deliver documented cost reduction, you don't pay.

How We Work

From Assessment to Optimization

A proven, repeatable methodology that delivers results in weeks, not quarters.

1

Discover

Deep-dive into your cloud estate, billing data, contracts, org structure, and compliance posture.

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Analyze

Model current spend, benchmark against peers, and identify optimization opportunities with ROI projections.

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Optimize

Execute quick wins and strategic initiatives — rightsizing, reservations, governance, and architectural changes.

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Sustain

Embed FinOps culture, automate governance, deploy dashboards, and establish continuous optimization cadences.

"Cloud Cost Compass transformed our cloud financial operations. Within 90 days, we achieved a 42% reduction in spend while improving our FITARA score and passing our FedRAMP audit with zero findings."
Chief Information Officer — Federal Civilian Agency

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