Don’t Modernize Yourself Bankrupt: Strategic FinOps for Sustainable Cloud Transformation
Cloud adoption is a commercial necessity for most businesses looking to modernize their software. But the path to a fully modernized cloud environment is often littered with unexpected costs. Companies frequently initiate major modernization efforts aiming for efficiency, only to find their cloud spend spiraling out of control.
This happens because the technical aspects of transformation—migrating legacy systems, re-architecting applications—often take precedence over the financial governance needed for the new, consumption-based cloud model. The result is “cloud waste”: resources provisioned but unused, expensive services chosen when cheaper alternatives suffice, and a lack of accountability across engineering teams.
For Adanto Software, we see this pattern constantly. True sustainable cloud transformation requires more than just migration; it demands a fundamental shift in how finance and technology teams collaborate. This is where FinOps—Cloud Financial Operations—becomes critical. It’s the operational model that brings financial accountability to the variable spending of the cloud, enabling organizations to get maximum value for every dollar spent. Without it, modernization can quickly turn into a significant financial liability.
