Name Email Company Name 1. How well is your organization utilizing a multi-account AWS strategy for cost management? We do not have a defined strategy. (0 points) We use a single AWS account for all workloads. (1 point) We use multiple accounts but with no defined cost management strategy. (2 points) We have a multi-account strategy but do not review it regularly. (3 points) We actively manage multiple AWS accounts with well-defined cost management policies. (4 points) 2. How effectively are you using tags to categorize and track AWS costs across resources? 0% – We do not use tags for cost tracking. (0 points) 1-25% – A small percentage of our resources are tagged. (1 point) 26-50% – Around half of our resources are tagged, but it's inconsistent. (2 points) 51-75% – The majority of our resources are tagged and reviewed regularly. (3 points) 76-100% – Nearly all resources are tagged with an enforced and automated tagging strategy. (4 points) 3. How robust is your system for monitoring cloud usage and setting alerts for unexpected cost increases? We do not have any cost monitoring or alerting mechanism. (0 points) We monitor costs manually on an ad-hoc basis. (1 point) We have basic monitoring but no alerts. (2 points) We have cost monitoring with some alerts but no automation. (3 points) We have automated monitoring and alerts for cost anomalies in place. (4 points) 4. How efficiently are cloud costs allocated to business units, departments, or projects? We do not allocate cloud costs. (0 points) Costs are allocated at a high level with no granularity. (1 point) Costs are allocated manually but inconsistently. (2 points) Costs are mostly allocated by tags or business units. (3 points) Costs are fully allocated with detailed reporting by business units or cost centers. (4 points) 5. How effectively do you measure the efficiency of your cloud resources? We do not measure cloud resource efficiency. (0 points) We occasionally check resource utilization but lack consistent measures. (1 point) We review efficiency but only for critical resources. (2 points) We have regular reports on resource efficiency for most workloads. (3 points) We have an automated process to measure and optimize resource efficiency. (4 points) 6. How well are you leveraging commitment-based pricing models (e.g., Reserved Instances, Savings Plans) to reduce cloud costs? 0% – We are not using any commitment-based pricing. (0 points) 1-25% – A small portion of our workloads use commitment-based pricing. (1 point) 26-50% – Around half of our workloads are covered by Reserved Instances or Savings Plans. (2 points) 51-75% – A significant portion of our workloads leverage commitment-based pricing. (3 points) 76-100% – The majority of our workloads are covered by Reserved Instances or Savings Plans. (4 points) 7. How actively are you identifying and implementing opportunities to rightsize cloud resources? We do not have a process for rightsizing resources. (0 points) We perform rightsizing reviews infrequently. (1 point) We review resource utilization but do not always take action. (2 points) We regularly review and optimize resource sizes for efficiency. (3 points) We have an automated system to continuously rightsize cloud resources. (4 points) 8. How effective are your practices in managing and optimizing data storage costs? We do not manage our storage costs. (0 points) We perform occasional reviews of storage costs. (1 point) We have basic measures to manage storage costs. (2 points) We actively monitor and optimize storage costs regularly. (3 points) We have a comprehensive storage cost management process that includes automated tiering and lifecycle policies. (4 points) 9. How accurately do you forecast your future cloud spending based on current usage patterns? We do not forecast cloud spend. (0 points) We perform high-level, manual cloud spend forecasting. (1 point) We have some forecasting but often miss our targets. (2 points) We have a detailed forecast but occasionally adjust based on real-time usage. (3 points) We have an accurate and automated cloud spend forecasting process that aligns with our business goals. (4 points) 10. Is there clear ownership of Cloud Financial Management best practices in your organization? We do not have any ownership for Cloud Financial Management. (0 points) Cloud Financial Management is handled on an ad-hoc basis by the IT or Finance team. (1 point) We have partial ownership but no consistent oversight. (2 points) We have designated ownership but lack executive support. (3 points) Cloud Financial Management has dedicated ownership with full executive sponsorship and ongoing best practice implementation. (4 points) Send
