FinOps Advisory, Implementation, and Managed Services for Microsoft
Kyndryl Inc.
Organizations managing Microsoft cloud and AI consumption need better visibility, governance, accountability, forecasting, and continuous optimization. Through FinOps Advisory, Implementation, and Managed Services, Kyndryl uses Microsoft-native capabilities and FinOps expertise to help improve financial transparency, support decision-making, and optimize cloud and AI spend.
Business Challenges
Customers may need support to:
• Improve visibility into Microsoft cloud, AI, and token consumption
• Clarify ownership and accountability for spending decisions
• Apply consistent governance for Azure OpenAI, Copilot, and AI consumption
• Support forecasting and budgeting for consumption-based Microsoft services
• Identify waste and optimization opportunities while supporting innovation
• Align finance, business, and technology teams around cloud and AI value
Solution Overview
Kyndryl supports a structured FinOps engagement across Assess, Implement, and Operate phases. This helps organizations understand spend and governance maturity, put FinOps practices into action, and support ongoing financial management across Microsoft cloud and AI environments.
Assess, Implement, and Operate
• Assess FinOps maturity, Microsoft cloud and AI spend, cost drivers, usage patterns, governance, ownership, and optimization opportunities
• Develop a prioritized roadmap aligned to business objectives and ongoing optimization
• Configure Microsoft-native tooling and reporting to improve visibility, forecasting, budgeting, and financial transparency
• Establish governance, accountability, cost-control mechanisms, processes, and workflows
• Monitor Microsoft cloud and AI spend, usage, anomalies, allocation, and optimization opportunities
• Support maturity improvement through ongoing reporting, performance review, and managed optimization
Key Capabilities
• FinOps maturity assessment, benchmarking, and roadmap development
• Spend visibility, reporting, forecasting, and budgeting for Microsoft cloud and AI
• Optimization opportunity identification and continuous monitoring
• Governance and operating model design to support financial accountability
• Accountability, chargeback, and financial transparency frameworks
• AI cost governance for Azure OpenAI, Copilot, and token consumption across Microsoft AI services
Microsoft Technologies Supported
Kyndryl helps organizations use Microsoft-native capabilities, including:
• Cost visibility and optimization: Azure Cost Management, Azure Advisor, Azure Monitor
• Reporting and analytics: Microsoft Fabric; Power BI
• AI cost governance: Azure AI; Azure OpenAI
• Governance and security: Microsoft Entra, Microsoft Defender, and policy controls
Customer Benefits
Organizations can use FinOps services to help:
• Improve visibility into Microsoft cloud, AI, and consumption-based services
• Strengthen financial accountability through governance and ownership models
• Support forecasting, budgeting, and planning for Microsoft services
• Improve operational efficiency through analytics, automation, and AI-driven insights
• Reduce waste by identifying optimization opportunities
• Align finance, business, and technology teams around business value
Why Kyndryl and Microsoft
Microsoft provides native cloud, AI, cost management, reporting, and governance capabilities to help manage consumption across Microsoft environments. Kyndryl complements these capabilities with FinOps advisory, implementation, governance, operating model support, and managed optimization services.
Get Started
Engage Kyndryl to discuss your Microsoft cloud and AI FinOps goals and explore advisory, implementation, governance, and managed optimization services aligned to your organization's needs.
Terms, conditions, duration, and pricing are custom to each engagement. Please contact us to discuss a solution that meets your business needs. Offer availability may be limited in some countries.