cloud-cost-analysis

# Cloud Cost Analysis Skill ## Overview Specialized skill for multi-cloud cost analysis and optimization. Provides deep expertise in FinOps practices, cost visibility, and resource optimization across AWS, GCP, and Azure. ## Capabilities ### AWS Cost Analysis - AWS Cost Explorer queries and analysis - Cost and Usage Reports (CUR) interpretation - Reserved Instance utilization analysis - Savings Plans recommendations - Spot Instance strategy evaluation - AWS Budgets configuration ### GCP Cost Analysis - GCP Billing export analysis - Committed use discounts evaluation - Preemptible/Spot VM strategy - BigQuery cost analysis - GCP Budget alerts setup - Recommender API insights ### Azure Cost Analysis - Azure Cost Management queries - Reserved VM Instance analysis - Azure Hybrid Benefit evaluation - Spot VM recommendations - Azure Budgets configuration - Azure Advisor cost recommendations ### Resource Optimization - Rightsizing recommendations - Idle resource identification - Storage tier optimization - Network egress cost reduction - Containerization cost benefits - Serverless cost comparison ### Cost Allocation - Tagging strategy design - Cost allocation rules - Showback/chargeback implementation - Unit economics calculation - Business unit attribution - Project/team cost breakdown ### Forecasting and Budgeting - Cost trend analysis - Forecast modeling - Budget threshold alerts - Anomaly detection - Capacity planning cost modeling ### Governance - Cost policies and guardrails - Approval workflows for expensive resources - Spending limits enforcement - FinOps maturity assessment - KPI definition and tracking ## Target Processes - `cost-optimization.js` - Cost optimization initiatives - `auto-scaling.js` - Cost-aware scaling policies - `iac-implementation.js` - Cost-tagged infrastructure ## Usage Context This skill is invoked when processes require: - Analyzing cloud spending across providers - Identifying cost optimization opportunities - Implementing cost allocation and tagging - Setting up budgets and alerts - Designing cost governance policies ## Dependencies - AWS Cost Explorer API access - GCP Billing API access - Azure Cost Management API access - Cloud provider credentials with billing read access ## Output Formats - Cost analysis reports - Optimization recommendations - Tagging strategy documents - Budget configurations - FinOps dashboards - Savings forecasts