FinOps in the AI Era:
A Critical Recalibration
If your cloud cost desk was flipped by AI, you’re not alone. We asked 475 organizational leaders about their own experience, and we share our learnings in this new survey report.

The great paradox
When FinOps maturity goes up and cost management efficiency goes down, what’s going on? Two letters: AI.
The granularity gap
The majority of organizations factor AI costs into their pricing, but rarely see the source of their AI spend.
The fragmented approach
Most organizations combine methods to track spend – but the numbers are scattered when they see totals rise.
The Cloud and AI Cost Benchmarking Tool
Learn how your cloud and AI spend compares against your peers, and your competition.
Analysis from our experts
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Sustainable AI investment: A systems thinking approach
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FinOps maturity has never been higher. So why is cloud efficiency plummeting?
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Surging AI costs are eroding business efficiency
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The AInigma: FinOps is maturing — so why is cloud efficiency falling?
Calculate your Cloud Efficiency Rate
We get asked all the time: “When we spend a dollar in the cloud, how much do we get back?”
A simple but strong method of quantifying efficiency is to understand how much of your revenue goes toward your cloud spend.
CloudZero’s key metric, the Cloud Efficiency Rate, helps digital businesses evaluate their cloud efficiency. Calculate yours here.
FinOps recalibration: the webinar
Michelle Dufty and Ray Rike discuss survey findings and best practices for FinOps in the AI era.

Dig into the findings for yourself
Download the full report for FinOps strategies you can use now.