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The Enterprise
AI Cost Audit.
30 questions to ask before your next board meeting. Built from real advisory engagements with enterprises where AI spend was growing faster than the value it delivered.
What's Inside
Four areas where enterprises consistently underestimate AI costs.
Hidden Cost Multipliers
Only 20% of AI spend actually shows up labeled as "AI." The other 80% hides across infrastructure, data pipelines, and support systems. These questions reveal the real number.
Inference Economics
80-90% of production AI costs go to inference, not training. Most budgets don't account for this shift. These questions help you model production-scale economics.
Architecture Alignment
80% of cloud costs are locked in at design time. These questions audit whether your architecture decisions are aligned to your financial goals — before the bills arrive.
Sustainability Waste
The industry average is 32% wasted cloud spend. These questions quantify your waste profile and identify the remediations that save money and reduce carbon footprint.
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The research behind the checklist. Deep dives into each area.
The Hidden Tax of AI: What CFOs Aren't Seeing
Only 20% of AI spend shows as 'AI'
The Inference Tax: Where Your GenAI Budget Actually Goes
80-90% goes to inference
FinOps Is Architecture: Why 80% of Cloud Costs Are Locked at Design Time
Cost locked at design time
The GreenOps Playbook: How Cutting Waste Saves Money and the Planet
32% average wasted
Shu Ha Ri: The Path to FinOps Mastery
Maturity model
AWS MCP Server: AI-Powered Cloud Cost Management
AI-powered tooling
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