AWS Cloud Cost Management & Billing
Optimise AWS cloud spending with expert cost management and billing services that improve cost visibility, governance, and financial control.
Challenges we solve
Unexpected Bills
Unpredictable AWS spend with no visibility into cost drivers or allocation across teams.
Lack of Visibility
Difficulty tracking costs across accounts, regions, and services in real-time.
Wasted Resources
Idle instances, oversized resources, and unused services consuming budget.
No Governance
Lack of cost controls, chargeback mechanisms, and finance team engagement.
What is AWS Cloud Cost Management?
Claranet's AWS Cloud Cost Management service applies our FinOps methodology to your AWS environment - helping you control cloud spend, improve cost reporting, and make evidence-based cost optimisation decisions. Certified FinOps Practitioners use industry-leading CloudHealth tooling (recognised by Gartner as a leader for Cloud Financial Management) to guide you through three iterative phases:
Inform
Establish visibility and cost allocation across your AWS infrastructure, enabling informed decision-making.
Optimise
Analyse costs, identify rightsizing opportunities, and implement cost reduction strategies.
Operate
Embed cost awareness into operations through continuous monitoring and improvement.
This service applies Claranet's FinOps methodology specifically to AWS environments. If you also run workloads on Microsoft Azure or Google Cloud, this sits within Claranet's broader Managed FinOps service, which extends the same approach across your full multi-cloud estate.
Key Benefits
Reduce AWS costs by 20-35% through rightsizing and optimisation
Gain real-time visibility into cost drivers and allocation
Establish governance and cost accountability across teams
Leverage Reserved Instance management for sustained savings
Access expert guidance from Certified FinOps Practitioners
Transform cloud spend into a competitive advantage
Trusted by Leading Organisations
Service Tiers
Reactive cost management with foundational support
- Quarterly reviews and reporting
- CloudHealth platform access
- Customised dashboards
- Infrastructure rightsizing
- Service desk support
Automated tooling-driven optimisation with shared savings
- All Standard features
- Automated RI management
- Business Transformation Pot (65% savings shared)
An AWS-funded savings mechanism where a share of identified efficiencies is reinvested into your transformation initiatives. - Continuous cost optimisation
- Quarterly business reviews
Dedicated FinOps expertise as extension of your team
- All features from lower tiers
- Dedicated FinOps consultant
- Monthly reviews & weekly touchpoints
- Power BI dashboards
- Tagging compliance & governance
- Licensing reviews & optimisation
Technical capabilities
CloudHealth Platform
Industry-leading cloud cost management and governance platform recognised by Gartner as a leader in Cloud Financial Management.
Reserved Instance Management
Automated RI procurement and optimisation to lock in savings and ensure efficient utilisation of reserved capacity.
Power BI Dashboards
Custom dashboards and reporting tailored to your organisation's structure, cost drivers, and strategic objectives.
Tagging & Governance
Enforce consistent tagging strategies and cost allocation rules to enable accurate chargeback and accountability.
Infrastructure Rightsizing
Analysis and recommendations for right-sized instances and services based on actual usage patterns and demand.
Governance & Controls
Budget implementation, spending limits, and cost controls to prevent overspend and enforce cost management practices.
Data & Security
Data Storage Locations
CloudHealth Data: US East 1 / US West 2
Cost/Usage Reports: EU West 1
Encryption & Transit
At Rest: 256-bit AES
In Transit: TLS 1.2+
Data Retention
Historical Data: 13 months
Sufficient for trending, compliance, and analysis
Accreditations, partnerships & analyst recognition
Ready to reduce your AWS costs?
Take control of your cloud spending with Certified FinOps Practitioners, the CloudHealth platform, and a tiered service built around your team's needs - from foundational reporting through to a dedicated consultant.
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Frequently asked questions
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FinOps is the practice of managing AWS spend as an ongoing, shared discipline rather than a once-a-year budget exercise - giving engineering, finance and business teams a common view of where cloud money goes and how to spend it better. Claranet's FinOps Practitioners run this as a continuous cycle: establishing cost visibility, acting on optimisation opportunities like rightsizing, and embedding that cost awareness into day-to-day operations.
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Claranet customers typically reduce AWS costs by 20-35% through rightsizing and optimisation, with an average annual saving of 25% per customer - delivered through continuous cost management rather than a one-off review.
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AWS billing covers the invoicing and payment side of your AWS account. FinOps goes further - it's the ongoing practice of gaining visibility into that spend, identifying savings opportunities like rightsizing and Reserved Instances, and embedding cost accountability across your teams. Claranet's service covers both, combining billing oversight with AWS-focused FinOps delivery through Certified FinOps Practitioners. For multi-cloud FinOps across AWS, Azure or Google Cloud, see our broader Managed FinOps service.
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We use CloudHealth, a cloud cost management and governance platform recognised by Gartner as a leader in Cloud Financial Management, combined with custom Power BI dashboards tailored to your organisation's cost drivers and structure.