Software Asset Manager at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Top 5
May 13, 2026
Flexera Cloud Cost Management enables us to view our costs, identify areas of cost avoidance or savings, and assists us with budgeting. We can identify duplication in capability and recognize instances that may not be used or provide value to the organization, allowing us to displace, stop, or decommission them. This helps us plan better when we anticipate growth, as we can see what that growth and associated costs would look like, enabling us to establish the correct figures for the next financial year. The solution is primarily used from a software asset management perspective to ensure compliance and mitigate risks around cost or unplanned expenses. It also supports us in financial budgeting and planning for renewals.
Senior Cloud Engineer at a energy/utilities company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
Top 20
Apr 28, 2026
My main use case for Flexera Cloud Cost Management is automated cloud cost optimization. A specific example of how I use Flexera Cloud Cost Management for automated cloud cost optimization is that if the platform identifies overprovisioned resources and unattached assets, with its recent acquisitions, it now offers highly automated management of Reserved Instances and Savings Plans to maximize discounts without manual intervention. In my experience, the primary use case for Flexera Cloud Cost Management is not just monitoring spend; it is about establishing a robust FinOps framework through automated governance and hybrid visibility. When I manage a multi-cloud environment, I focus on three key areas: granular cost attribution, automated right-sizing, and waste elimination. The biggest challenge in enterprise cloud is orphaned cost, and I use Flexera Cloud Cost Management's role-based dimensions to clean up tagging inconsistencies. Even if a resource is not tagged correctly at the provider level, I can map it to a specific cost center or project based on its metadata. This ensures that when finance asks why the bill spiked, I have one hundred percent accountability across AWS, Azure, and on-prem. I do not believe in manual cleanup since it is not scalable; I leverage Flexera Cloud Cost Management to identify idle resources, specifically unattached EBS volumes or underutilized load balancers, and set up automated policies. For non-production environments, I schedule policies to shut down instances outside of business hours, which typically saves about thirty percent on compute costs right out of the gate.
Flexera Cloud Cost Management addresses the main challenge that every company or organization has different licensing tools, and there are often employees who are not utilizing those licenses, leading companies to pay for unused licenses. Organizations want to monitor licenses so they can be well-planned for upcoming financial years regarding licensing and can manage their licensing well ahead of time. I utilize Flexera One API to track and monitor license usage, which includes a built-in API integrated with the company where all licensing is managed. This way, I monitor the API cost and licensing for the particular organization. Every organization uses licensing; for example, AWS, Udemy, and other study programs are assigned to employees. By utilizing Flexera API or Flexera features, it becomes evident to the company how many employees are utilizing those resources, and if someone is utilizing resources beyond the limit, it will be tracked and provide the organization with a flag about those resources. There is a great opportunity for this in the future with AI, where usage of AI models that every organization provides to build applications can be monitored.
Flexera Cloud Cost Management provides a comprehensive approach to managing and optimizing cloud expenses. It is designed to streamline cost management and efficiency for informed decision-making.Flexera Cloud Cost Management offers capabilities to efficiently handle cloud spend by providing insights into cost control, budget management, and optimization strategies. It enables organizations to gain visibility into cloud expenses, allowing effective financial planning and operational...
Flexera Cloud Cost Management enables us to view our costs, identify areas of cost avoidance or savings, and assists us with budgeting. We can identify duplication in capability and recognize instances that may not be used or provide value to the organization, allowing us to displace, stop, or decommission them. This helps us plan better when we anticipate growth, as we can see what that growth and associated costs would look like, enabling us to establish the correct figures for the next financial year. The solution is primarily used from a software asset management perspective to ensure compliance and mitigate risks around cost or unplanned expenses. It also supports us in financial budgeting and planning for renewals.
My main use case for Flexera Cloud Cost Management is automated cloud cost optimization. A specific example of how I use Flexera Cloud Cost Management for automated cloud cost optimization is that if the platform identifies overprovisioned resources and unattached assets, with its recent acquisitions, it now offers highly automated management of Reserved Instances and Savings Plans to maximize discounts without manual intervention. In my experience, the primary use case for Flexera Cloud Cost Management is not just monitoring spend; it is about establishing a robust FinOps framework through automated governance and hybrid visibility. When I manage a multi-cloud environment, I focus on three key areas: granular cost attribution, automated right-sizing, and waste elimination. The biggest challenge in enterprise cloud is orphaned cost, and I use Flexera Cloud Cost Management's role-based dimensions to clean up tagging inconsistencies. Even if a resource is not tagged correctly at the provider level, I can map it to a specific cost center or project based on its metadata. This ensures that when finance asks why the bill spiked, I have one hundred percent accountability across AWS, Azure, and on-prem. I do not believe in manual cleanup since it is not scalable; I leverage Flexera Cloud Cost Management to identify idle resources, specifically unattached EBS volumes or underutilized load balancers, and set up automated policies. For non-production environments, I schedule policies to shut down instances outside of business hours, which typically saves about thirty percent on compute costs right out of the gate.
Flexera Cloud Cost Management addresses the main challenge that every company or organization has different licensing tools, and there are often employees who are not utilizing those licenses, leading companies to pay for unused licenses. Organizations want to monitor licenses so they can be well-planned for upcoming financial years regarding licensing and can manage their licensing well ahead of time. I utilize Flexera One API to track and monitor license usage, which includes a built-in API integrated with the company where all licensing is managed. This way, I monitor the API cost and licensing for the particular organization. Every organization uses licensing; for example, AWS, Udemy, and other study programs are assigned to employees. By utilizing Flexera API or Flexera features, it becomes evident to the company how many employees are utilizing those resources, and if someone is utilizing resources beyond the limit, it will be tracked and provide the organization with a flag about those resources. There is a great opportunity for this in the future with AI, where usage of AI models that every organization provides to build applications can be monitored.