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AWS FINOPS PURPOSESNO IAC BASELINE REQUIREDREAD-ONLY LAYER 1

Dockfield FinOps

See the spend.
Fix the allocation.

A three-layer AWS FinOps offer for tagging coverage, cost allocation and governance, starting with a free read-only audit.

Watch the FinOps CLI demoExplore the three layers
DiscoverResources + tags
→
ScoreCoverage + readiness
→
RemediateApproved changes
→
GovernContinuous FinOps

Three layers · one FinOps path

Start free. Add change only when you need it.

1FREE · NUITKA

FinOps Audit

  • Read-only AWS scan
  • Tag coverage map
  • FinOps score
  • Cost allocation readiness
  • No Terraform baseline required
2SERVICE

FinOps Remediation

  • Tagging strategy
  • Ownership-aware remediation
  • Cost allocation activation
  • Terraform / CloudFormation / No IaC
  • Customer-approved change path
3TRANSFORMATION

FinOps Transformation

  • Governance model
  • Multi-account tag policy
  • Optional IaC adoption
  • Continuous compliance
  • FinOps operating cadence

Tagging strategy · Top 10 use cases

Tags turn infrastructure into business context.

AWS resourcesEC2 · RDS · EKS · S3
→
Ownership tagsOwnerTeam · Workload
→
Allocation tagsCostCenter · BusinessUnit
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FinOps outcomesAllocate · optimise · govern
01
Chargeback & showbackCostCenter · BusinessUnit
FINANCIAL
02
Resource ownershipOwnerTeam · Workload
OWNERSHIP
03
Production vs non-productionEnvironment · Criticality
GOVERNANCE
04
Product / workload unit economicsWorkload · Product
FINANCIAL
05
Shared-service allocationAllocationGroup · BusinessUnit
FINANCIAL
06
Waste & lifecycle cleanupLifecycle · ExpiryDate
OPTIMISATION
07
Budget & anomaly routingCostCenter · OwnerTeam
OWNERSHIP
08
Rightsizing & commitment decisionsWorkload · Environment
OPTIMISATION
09
Governance & operational contextCriticality · ManagedBy
GOVERNANCE
10
M&A / multi-account standardisationBusinessUnit · ManagedBy
GOVERNANCE
Important: tags create allocation dimensions and ownership context; shared or global costs may still need explicit allocation rules. Avoid PII in tags.
CostCenter who paysOwnerTeam who ownsWorkload what it supportsEnvironment where it runsManagedBy how it is governed

Works with the estate you have

Terraform is supported. It is not a prerequisite.

TerraformGenerate IaC-aligned tagging changes.
CloudFormationRespect stack ownership and update source templates.
No IaCBuild the FinOps tagging baseline from live AWS.
ADMIN ACCESS NOT REQUIRED

Layer 1 is audit-only. It reads the agreed AWS inventory, tag metadata and cost-allocation readiness. It performs no Terraform apply and no resource mutation.

FinOps first

Start with visibility.

Use the free audit to see tagging and allocation gaps before deciding whether remediation or transformation is needed.

Watch the CLI walkthroughJoin the free audit preview