FinOps Snapshot for AI, Cloud & SaaS

AI has added a new, fast-growing line to the technology bill — Copilot licences, Copilot credits, model tokens — on top of cloud and SaaS spend that is rarely reviewed together. This snapshot looks at all three at once, and every saving comes with an owner and an effort estimate.

Week by week

1. 1

   Week 1 — Collect

   • Read-only access to Azure Cost Management and AWS and Google Cloud billing exports
   • Microsoft 365 usage reports and the top 10 SaaS applications by spend
   • AI spend: Azure OpenAI and Foundry tokens, Copilot credits and licences
2. 2

   Week 2 — Analyse

   • Idle and oversized resources; reservation and savings-plan coverage
   • Unused and low-use licences, including Copilot seats; overlapping SaaS tools
   • AI unit costs per agent, per conversation and per 1,000 tokens; tagging and cost-allocation gaps
3. 3

   Week 3 — Plan

   • Rank savings by annual value and effort
   • Build the cost dashboard and agree a 90-day plan
   • Executive readout