We’re introducing FinOps KPIs, a structured framework to help your entire team set, track, and improve cloud cost performance. With this new feature, you can define measurable goals, assign owners, monitor progress through visual dashboards, and strengthen accountability across your organization. It offers a clear, data-driven path to ongoing cloud optimization.

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Key Features

• Real-time KPI Monitoring and Visualization
  Quickly track KPI performance using visual dashboards that show pass/fail status, trends over time, and performance by group or team.
• Custom KPI Goal and Scope Settings
  Define KPI goals using thresholds and acceptable ranges, and customize the view to fit the user business environment by filtering results by account, region, product, tag, or budget.
• Persona-Based KPI Management
  Create and assign reusable KPI templates by role (e.g., Engineering, Finance) to help teams focus on role-specific KPIs and enable structured accountability.
• Group Performance Comparison
  Rank teams by overall KPI scores to identify top performers and groups needing support, with drill-down views for deeper analysis.
• Audit Logging & History Tracking
  Automatically log all changes to KPI settings, targets, and group assignments to support transparency and compliance.
• AI Reports and Scheduled Alerts
  Generate AI-powered KPI analysis with improvement suggestions, and set up alerts for failed KPIs to enable proactive and continuous management.

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Availability and Scope

• Available to all users on OpsNow FinOps Plus.
• Currently supports AWS environments (Azure and GCP support coming soon).

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Where to Find It‍

• OpsNow FinOps Plus: Standard plan or above
• Where to Find: Console >  FinOps KPIs

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Notes

• The FinOps KPI feature is available by default, but initial setup is required to define goals, create templates, and assign user groups.
• For guidance, visit the OpsNow Help Center or contact Customer Service.

OpsNow FinOps Plus now supports a full-featured Tag Manager, enabling organizations to establish standardized tag governance across their cloud environments.
With this release, users can perform real-time tag status diagnostics, enforce tag policies, track all tag changes, and ultimately build a centralized and automated tag operations framework.

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Key Features

• Real-time Tag Status Diagnostics and Visualization
  Monitor your tagging hygiene at a glance using visual charts that classify resources by Properly tagged, Not Tagged, and Empty Value statuses.
• Billing Tag Configuration
  In the Tag Policy menu, you can configure billing tags and define the allowed tag values.
• Structured Tag Group & View Management
  Organize reusable tag sets by department, project, or region using Tag Groups, and analyze them across your organization using Tag Views.
• Tag Change History and Audit Logging
  Every tag addition, update, or deletion is automatically logged, including the editor, timestamp, and success/failure status for audit readiness.
• Bulk Editing with Table UI
  Use the Tag Explorer table to select multiple resources and apply tag edits efficiently, with inline controls for maximum usability.

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Target Users and Menu Location

• Available To: Users on the Standard plan or above
• Where to Find: Console >  Tag Manager

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Notes

• Currently available for AWS environments only. Azure and GCP support will be added in future updates.
• Tag Manager is automatically enabled—no manual setup required.

We are excited to announce the official release of the Budget Management feature in OpsNow FinOps,
designed to help organizations plan, monitor, and optimize cloud spending more effectively.

With this release, users can now set budget targets and continuously compare them against actual and forecasted usage,
empowering teams to prevent overages and ensure financial control across cloud environments.
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Key Features:

• Budget Group Management
  Organize and manage budgets by project, account, or service group for detailed financial tracking.
• Support for Monthly, Quarterly, and Annual Budgets
  Build cloud budget plans aligned with your organization’s financial cycle.
• Real-Time Comparison Against Actual and Forecasted Costs
  Visualize budget consumption with charts showing usage, forecast, overrun, and shortfall trends.
• Alert Notifications for Overrun and Underspend
  Set custom thresholds to receive alerts via Email, Slack, MS Teams, or Webhook channels.
• Budget History and Detail View
  Access historical trends, alert trigger logs, and detailed budget configurations in one place.

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Availability

• Available to all users on OpsNow FinOps Plus or higher plans
• Supports AWS, Azure, and GCP environments

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Where to Find It

[Console >  Budgets]
Set up budget groups, thresholds, and alert rules directly from the console.

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Notes

• The Budget feature is enabled by default for existing users—no additional setup required.
• For usage guidance, visit the OpsNow Help Center or contact your customer success representative.

OpsNow FinOps has officially launched Policy Management,
a new feature designed to strengthen governance, compliance, and operational visibility across cloud environments.

With this release, users can automatically audit cloud accounts,
identify policy violations, and receive automated reports for cost, security, and resource-based compliance issues.

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Key Features

• Automated Compliance Reports
  Set policies across cost, resource, and security dimensions and generate organization-wide reports on policy adherence.
• Violation Detection and Drill-Down
  Instantly identify non-compliant cloud resources, view violation details, and take corrective action.
• Report History and Version Tracking
  Track historical reports in the History tab and download past versions as PDF files at any time.
• Flexible Report Management
  Easily create, modify, and delete policy reports as your organizational needs evolve.
• Email Delivery for Policy Reports
  Receive reports directly via email and access report summaries without needing to log in first.

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Availability & Access

• Available for: All OpsNow FinOps users
• Navigation: Console > Governance > Policy Management

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Notes

• Reports are automatically generated based on linked cloud account information.
• If an account is removed or permissions change, the system will alert the user and maintain access to previous report history.