cloud-cost-governance

What problem does it solve?

Cloud costs are real and often invisible on small teams until the bill arrives. This skill makes cloud spending governance a first-class engineering concern by attribution (who owns what cost), per-feature estimation, governance (budget alerts with defined response), and a playbook for monthly optimization and anomaly handling.

Core Features & Use Cases

• Cost attribution & tagging enforcement: Tag every cloud resource and enforce in IaC so spend can be allocated to project/feature/environment.
• Per-feature cost estimates in PRDs: Include cost NFRs at design time and compare actual monthly spend to estimates.
• Monthly optimization audits: 30-minute cadence audits covering right-sizing, reservations, orphaned resources, and anomaly response to optimize spend.
• Anomaly detection & governance: Budget alerts at 80% and a defined playbook to identify, contain, and communicate cost spikes.

Quick Start

Run the monthly cloud cost audit and post the Cloud Cost Audit report to the team channel.