BDC Cost Optimization

As of 2026-05-29

Cost optimisation is the continuous FinOps loop (monitor → find waste → fix → repeat) that keeps a consumption-priced BDC (M032) from bleeding money — distinct from sizing (M040, a provisioning decision). Loop: visibility (consumption monitoring M045 by workload/team/product + chargeback) → optimisation → governance (budgets/policies). Skipping to "optimise" without visibility is guessing. Recurring waste patterns + fixes (each an Academy discipline through a cost lens): full-reload→incremental (M042); over-replication→federate (M041/M048); hot cold-data→tier/archive (M071); idle compute→auto-scale/terminate; runaway ad-hoc→query budgets. Chargeback/showback changes behaviour — a team that sees its bill optimises itself (often the biggest lever). Continuous, not one-off — a monthly cost-review cadence tracking actual-vs-TCO. Honest (§0i): goal is efficiency (same outcomes, less consumption), NOT cutting capability/SLAs to hit a number. Compounding savings = the durable rate justification.