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Independent research on cloud economics, FinOps maturity, and technology capital allocation. Data-driven. Peer-reviewed. Subscriber-funded.

FEATURED RESEARCH

ANNUAL REPORTQ1 2025

The State of Cloud Unit Economics, 2025

Comprehensive analysis of cloud unit economics across 23 industries. How the relationship between cloud spending and revenue generation is evolving as AI workloads reshape cost structures.

Unit EconomicsIndustry AnalysisAI Impact

45 min read

DEEP DIVEMarch 2025

GPU Pricing Dynamics: The New Cloud Currency

GPU instance pricing across AWS, Azure, and GCP has diverged significantly. This report maps the pricing landscape, availability constraints, and emerging optimization strategies for AI/ML workloads.

GPUPricingAI Infrastructure

30 min read

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CLOUD ECONOMICSAnnual ReportQ1 2025

The State of Cloud Unit Economics, 2025

Comprehensive analysis of cloud unit economics across 23 industries. How the relationship between cloud spending and revenue generation is evolving as AI workloads reshape cost structures.

45 min read

AI/ML COSTDeep DiveMarch 2025

GPU Pricing Dynamics: The New Cloud Currency

GPU instance pricing across AWS, Azure, and GCP has diverged significantly. This report maps the pricing landscape, availability constraints, and emerging optimization strategies for AI/ML workloads.

30 min read

GOVERNMENTPolicy AnalysisFebruary 2025

Federal Cloud Spending After DOGE: Impact Assessment

Analysis of the Department of Government Efficiency mandate on federal cloud spending patterns. Early signals from agency-level procurement data and contract modifications.

25 min read

BENCHMARKINGBenchmark ReportFebruary 2025

FinOps Maturity Benchmark: Fortune 500 Edition

Where do the largest enterprises stand in their FinOps journey? Maturity scores, capability gaps, and the practices that separate top-quartile performers from the median.

35 min read

MARKET STRUCTUREQuarterly UpdateJanuary 2025

Cloud Provider Pricing Strategy: Q1 2025 Update

Tracking pricing moves across AWS, Azure, and GCP. Which services saw price reductions, where did costs increase, and what strategic positioning is each provider signaling?

20 min read

CLOUD ECONOMICSResearch BriefJanuary 2025

The Committed Use Discount Trap

Why the average enterprise over-commits by 23% on reserved instances and savings plans. The behavioral economics of discount-driven procurement decisions.

15 min read

AI/ML COSTDeep DiveDecember 2024

AI Inference Cost Curves: Where the Real Money Is

Training gets the headlines, but inference is where the sustained cost sits. Analysis of inference cost trajectories, optimization strategies, and the move toward specialized silicon.

28 min read

CLOUD ECONOMICSResearch BriefDecember 2024

Multi-Cloud Cost Overhead: The Hidden Tax

Multi-cloud strategies add management overhead. Quantifying the actual cost of multi-cloud governance, tooling fragmentation, and skills diversification across the FIN network.

18 min read

UPCOMING

Research Calendar

April
1

INDEX UPDATE

Cloud Cost Index: April 2025 Release

April 1, 2025

April
15

SURVEY REPORT

AI Infrastructure Cost Survey Results

April 15, 2025

April
22

QUARTERLY UPDATE

Q1 2025 Provider Pricing Review

April 22, 2025

May
1

INDEX UPDATE

FinOps Maturity Index: Mid-Year Update

May 1, 2025

May
15

BENCHMARK REPORT

Government Cloud Spending: Agency Scorecards

May 15, 2025

June
1

OUTLOOK REPORT

State of Cloud Economics: Mid-Year Outlook

June 1, 2025

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