The cloud isn’t just where businesses run—it’s where they scale, experiment, and innovate. But by 2025, most organizations are realizing the cloud’s true superpower isn’t just flexibility—it’s financial visibility.
According to the FinOps Foundation’s State of FinOps 2025 report, companies across the globe are aligned on three pressing priorities:
- Workload Optimization & Waste Reduction
- Full Allocation of Cloud Spending
- Accurate Forecasting of Spend
These priorities reflect the shift from just “tracking spend” to “driving smart, sustainable cloud usage.”
And if you’re on Azure, this is where Turbo360 helps. Designed as a FinOps-native platform for Azure, Turbo360 doesn’t just tell you what’s happening in your cloud—it helps you act on it.
Let’s break down each priority and explore how Turbo360 helps you get there, faster and smarter.
Priority #1: Workload Optimization & Waste Reduction
Why it matters
Optimizing cloud workloads is no longer just an engineering task—it’s a strategic lever. Every unused VM, idle app service, or over-provisioned database directly affects profitability. And waste isn’t always obvious; it’s often hiding behind underused services, zombie disks, or forgotten resources.
How Turbo360 helps
Turbo360 makes it easy to identify and eliminate waste without compromising performance or availability. Here’s how:
1. Continuous Optimization Engine
Our optimization engine scans your Azure resources in real time, identifying:
- Underutilized VMs and app services
- Idle resources (like unattached disks and public IPs)
- Over-provisioned databases or expensive SKUs that don’t match usage
You don’t have to wait for month-end reports—we surface these insights daily.
2. Automated Actions & Scheduling
Once waste is identified, you can act:
- Auto-stop resources outside working hours
- Schedule non-production environments to shut down during weekends
- Set auto-scale rules based on real demand
These policies are completely customizable and safe—you control what’s automated and what needs approval.
3. Right-Sizing Recommendations
Turbo360 provides SKU-level recommendations that suggest cheaper alternatives without sacrificing performance. For example, if you’re running a Standard_D8s_v3 VM that’s only 15% utilized, we’ll suggest a smaller instance that fits your usage profile—along with the potential monthly savings.
4. What-If Simulation
Want to test a change before applying it? Our simulation feature lets you model cost savings before making any changes. This reduces risk and builds confidence among teams.
Result: You reduce your Azure waste, improve resource efficiency, and save thousands—without hunting through logs or dashboards.
Priority #2: Full Allocation of Cloud Spending
Why it matters
Without full allocation, cloud bills are a black box. Finance teams don’t know who spent what. Engineering teams don’t see the cost impact of their deployments. And shared resources? They just float as “unallocated” charges.
This lack of clarity creates tension, slows decisions, and makes accountability nearly impossible.
How Turbo360 helps
Turbo360 is built to make cloud spending fully traceable and accountable across any organizational structure.
1. Business Mapping Engine
Assign every Azure cost—down to the resource level—to:
- Business Units
- Products or Services
- Teams or Departments
- Environments (Dev, QA, Prod)
- Customers or Projects
You can use native Azure tags or override with custom rules to ensure consistency across environments.
2. Shared Cost Allocation
Most teams struggle with shared infrastructure—like AKS clusters, firewalls, or databases used by multiple apps. Turbo360 allows you to:
- Split costs by fixed percentages
- Set custom allocation logic based on your business needs
These shared costs are no longer “uncategorized” but fairly distributed.
3. Showback & Chargeback Reports
Generate clean, department-wise reports that:
- Show actual cloud usage and spend
- Include shared cost distribution
- Highlight budget adherence
These reports are tailored for stakeholders—from engineers to CFOs. You can even export them to Excel or PDF formats for easy sharing.
Priority #3: Accurate Forecasting of Spend
Why it matters
Budgeting in the cloud isn’t a one-time exercise. It’s an ongoing process that needs to account for:
- Seasonal spikes
- Rapid scaling
- Ad-hoc projects
- Unpredictable resource usage
Without accurate forecasting, you either over-provision budgets or suffer surprise overruns.
How Turbo360 helps
We make forecasting dynamic, data-driven, and detailed.
1. Trend-Based Forecasting
Turbo360 analyzes past 3, 6, or 12 months of usage patterns to project future spend. We consider:
- Growth trends
- Seasonality
- Historic anomalies
- Resource provisioning patterns
These forecasts aren’t vague guesses—they’re backed by your real usage data.
2. Forecast by Any Dimension
You can forecast spend by:
- Business Unit
- Product
- Region
- Environment
- Team or Application
This granularity helps each team plan their budget and track performance over time.
3. Real-Time Budget Tracking
Set budgets for any team, app, or service. Turbo360 tracks these in real time and sends alerts when:
- 75% of the budget is consumed
- Forecasted spend will exceed budget
- Sudden cost spikes occur
It’s like having a virtual FinOps guardrail watching your cloud usage 24/7.
4. Anomaly Detection with Root Cause Analysis
When costs suddenly deviate from forecasts, Turbo360 doesn’t just alert you—it tells you why. Maybe a new deployment triggered a scale-up. Or an app started using a premium service unexpectedly.
We show the root cause, not just the symptom.
Result: You forecast cloud costs accurately, plan proactively, and avoid fire drills.
Turbo360: The FinOps Platform That Gets Azure
Let’s be real—most tools give you data. Turbo360 gives you context, control, and confidence. Whether you’re a cloud engineer, FinOps lead, or CFO, Turbo360 helps you:
- Cut cloud waste without disruption
- Allocate every dollar with precision
- Forecast spend and avoid surprises
- Build a culture of cost accountability
And the best part? You don’t need to be a FinOps expert to use it.
