Cygnus Tech Overview
Support for teams that need better cloud visibility, clearer usage reporting and a more structured view of optimisation opportunities across Azure and AWS estates.
This sits between estate inventory, governance reporting and practical cost control, with an emphasis on verification rather than guesswork.
Where this helps
- Cloud estates lack dependable inventory visibility
- Optimisation activity needs better tracking and follow-through
- Teams need clearer reporting on usage and spend-related findings
- Governance work would benefit from repeatable evidence and verification
Typical scope
- Cloud inventory review and reporting
- Cost optimisation tracking and validation
- Usage verification across Azure and AWS environments
- Reporting outputs to support governance or follow-up action
- Operational handover for continued internal use
What this covers in practice
This work can include cloud estate baselining, identifying under-used or orphaned resources, checking whether optimisation recommendations are still current, and producing reporting that helps platform teams act on verified findings rather than assumptions.
Where useful, reporting can support ongoing review cycles so cloud inventory, optimisation tracking and evidence remain current rather than becoming a one-off exercise.
Outputs
- Inventory and optimisation reporting
- Verified findings and follow-up recommendations
- Clear evidence of usage and control points
- Operational notes to support ongoing review cycles
Common outcomes
- Better visibility of what is actually running across Azure and AWS
- Clearer prioritisation of optimisation work
- Stronger internal reporting for platform, governance or finance stakeholders
- A more dependable baseline for ongoing cloud control
Typical engagements
- Building a clearer cloud inventory baseline across Azure or AWS estates
- Tracking optimisation opportunities and verifying whether recommendations are sound
- Creating reporting that gives platform teams and stakeholders a more dependable view of cloud usage and control
Showcase
For a technical walkthrough and example outputs, see the CloudState Showcase on GitHub.
Delivery style
The focus is on clear visibility, credible verification and practical reporting that helps teams make better cloud decisions without turning the work into generic FinOps consultancy.
Frequently asked
Is this a FinOps service?
Not in the broad consultancy sense. The focus here is practical cloud inventory, optimisation tracking, verification and reporting in support of infrastructure and platform teams.
Can this include CloudState?
Yes. Where appropriate, CloudState can be part of the delivery approach for cloud inventory, reporting and optimisation visibility.