Cloud investments continue to increase, as do the challenges of keeping costs in check for IT and finance leaders. The pace of innovation doesn’t slow for teams to figure it all out. Projects launch, usage grows, budgets shift, and those at the helm hold on tight as the bull bucks.
FinOps is a proven solution to this cost complexity, but it’s not as easy as it seems. Many teams are simply overwhelmed, doing their best to manage through growth and change while trying to provide the insights executives are asking for. That’s why having a certified FinOps platform like Tangoe One Cloud is game-changing. Whether you’re just getting started with FinOps or pushing toward optimization at scale, you’re supported by a platform that’s purpose-built, tested, and trusted.
If you’re challenged by cloud cost management and want to drive FinOps maturity, read on to discover why FinOps certification is the new benchmark for cloud cost control and how Tangoe One Cloud can double your savings potential.
To understand the advantages of a FinOps certified platform, you need to have a baseline understanding of FinOps as well as FOCUS (FinOps Open Cost and Usage Specification).
The FinOps Framework was popularized by the FinOps Foundation around 2020-2021 as cloud growth exploded during the pandemic and businesses rapidly digitized. The framework was updated in spring 2025 to reflect the evolving needs of cloud cost management, encompassing an expanded scope of technology cost oversight. This includes the current biggest cost curveball, AI (63% of FinOps teams now manage AI spend, up from 31% a year ago).
FinOps isn’t mandatory, but for organizations looking to control cloud costs, wisely invest in emerging tech, and drive smarter decisions, it’s becoming hard to ignore. You can learn more about the FinOps Framework with this official overview from the FinOps Foundation.
FOCUS was born from a collaborative effort between cloud providers, FinOps vendors, and select enterprise teams. This standard was introduced in 2023 to make cloud cost data simpler to understand and use across different providers and tools – like a universal language for cloud cost data. Instead of every cloud provider delivering different formats and fields, FOCUS provides a common structure so FinOps teams can analyze, compare, and act on data more easily.
Now gaining momentum in 2025, FOCUS plays a critical role in helping FinOps teams normalize usage data, streamline reporting, and reduce manual rework.
The tools you use to support FinOps matter just as much as your strategy – and that’s where certification comes in.
Though thousands of organizations participate in FinOps, only a limited number of tools have earned official certification. This is a designation awarded by the FinOps Foundation to platforms that meet rigorous criteria across the FinOps Framework’s Domains and Capabilities. It’s the ultimate seal of approval, signaling to organizations that the platform is built to help them lay the groundwork for effective cloud financial management.
Earlier this month, Tangoe One Cloud earned official certification as a FinOps platform. It’s a strong endorsement that our solution delivers on its cost savings promise – not just from our customers cutting cloud costs by up to 40%, but from the FinOps Foundation itself.
Being FinOps certified is crucial, but it’s just the starting point.
With so many providers working to get certified, we’ll soon see a sea of approved solutions – similar to the boom of collaboration tools during the pandemic. The right FinOps certified platform will deliver depth across spend types, usability for every team, intelligence to guide decisions, and automation that saves time and prevents waste. It’s not just a platform that supports FinOps. It’s one that helps you succeed with it.
Tangoe One Cloud goes beyond a FinOps checklist.
Tangoe One Cloud offers powerful enhancements most FinOps certified platforms don’t, including real-time AI cost visibility, expanded FOCUS support, and unified management across IaaS, SaaS, and AI workloads. It’s this level of intelligence and automation that turns FinOps into a scalable, savings-driven strategy – delivering twice the potential impact.
Let’s look more closely at these new enhancements.
AI Cost Visibility Dashboard
AI and machine learning are now the fastest-growing line items on many cloud bills. Tangoe’s new dashboard gives teams a dedicated view to track AI spend by provider, project, or cost center. With built-in trend analysis, users can quickly spot anomalies, identify spikes, and take action before costs spiral.
Our research with Foundry shows organizations that use AI-powered software with FinOps processes are 53% more likely to save over 20% on cloud costs. In other words, Tangoe One Cloud doubles your cloud savings potential.
Expanded FOCUS Support
The easiest path to follow FOCUS is to use a platform that supports FOCUS out of the box. Tangoe One Cloud does just that, supporting the FOCUS schema end-to-end. The platform automatically pulls in and organizes your cloud cost data using the FOCUS standard so your team doesn’t have to deal with file mapping or formatting. Productivity is maximized with more time spent acting on insights aligned to the FinOps framework.
In the Works: Advanced FinOps Modules
Later this year, Tangoe One Cloud will introduce new modules covering Unit Economics, Cloud Sustainability, Forecasting, and more. It’s all part of Tangoe’s commitment to delivering continuous innovation and broader coverage across FinOps Domains so customers can grow into maturity with confidence.
Cloud: Engine of Innovation or Blank-check Liability?
It all comes down to the tools you use to drive ROI from your investments. Some teams still rely on spreadsheets or homegrown scripts to manage cloud costs. Others are trying to put together reports from disparate tools. Then there’s a FinOps certified platform like Tangoe One Cloud: designed specifically for FinOps and built to evolve alongside the framework.
Tangoe: Your Trusted FinOps Partner
With hundreds of pre-built SaaS integrations, patented AI optimization engines, and a FinOps certified foundation, Tangoe One Cloud is uniquely positioned to help enterprises:
- Ingest and normalize multi-cloud data
- Allocate costs by project, team, or service
- Identify anomalies and optimization opportunities
- Forecast future usage and spending
- Act fast – and improve faster
Wherever you are along your journey, Tangoe One Cloud is your go-to FinOps certified platform – delivering up to 40% savings with built-in AI, full visibility across your cloud ecosystem, and automation that helps you act faster with less effort.
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