Why cloud savings disappear after migration — and how to keep them

Migration business cases often promise 30% savings. Twelve months later, many organisations see bills higher than their data centre.

The cause is usually behavioural: over-provisioned resources, no ownership of spend and commitments that do not match usage.

Embed FinOps early. Tag everything, allocate costs to teams, and review unit economics monthly.

Use the tools: Recommender and Active Assist on Google Cloud, Compute Optimizer and Savings Plans on AWS.