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Cloud operations your engineers do not have to chase

We manage cloud accounts, billing visibility, IAM hygiene, governance, cost controls, security baselines, owner mapping, and recurring optimization so product teams can focus on delivery.

For AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Oracle Cloud, Hetzner, DigitalOcean, hybrid, and multi-cloud estates.

Service playbook

From problem to operating evidence

Main content is structured like a case study: context first, scoped work next, then the operating changes and evidence a team can use after handoff.

Service briefWho it is forWhat is includedPackagesPlan alignment

Cloud Account Management is an ongoing operations service for teams that have cloud infrastructure but no clear owner for account hygiene, billing, access, security baselines, or recurring optimization. We become the operating layer that keeps cloud accounts understandable and controlled.

Case-study lens

Scoped

Problem, responsibility, and handoff boundaries before implementation.

Evidence

Dashboards, runbooks, reviews, and operating records over borrowed logos.

Outcomes

Conservative summaries focused on observable operational improvement.

EvidenceSection 01

Who it is for

Runbooks, dashboards, reviews, and handoff material make the work auditable.

Team situationWhy this service fits
Cloud spend is rising without clear ownershipWe baseline costs and review waste every month
Multiple teams or providers create governance sprawlWe standardize account structure, tagging, access, and reporting
Security reviews keep finding basic cloud issuesWe maintain IAM, logging, network, and policy hygiene
Engineers are interrupted by account administrationWe handle routine cloud operations and escalation paths
SOC 2 or ISO 27001 evidence is hard to collectWe organize controls, reports, and ownership artifacts
ScopeSection 02

What is included

The work is broken into visible capabilities, acceptance points, and handoff artifacts.

CapabilityWhat we manage
Account structureorganizations, projects, subscriptions, environments, ownership, and naming
Billing and costbudgets, alerts, anomaly review, reserved or committed use planning, waste cleanup, expected-savings context
Access managementSSO, IAM reviews, least-privilege recommendations, stale access review
Governancetagging, policy baselines, region rules, resource standards, owner mapping, change process
Security hygienelogging, encryption checks, public exposure review, baseline controls
Reportingmonthly cloud operations report, cost trends, risk notes, and recommended actions
Supportcloud-level incident investigation and account operations within plan coverage
OutcomeSection 03

Packages

Expected changes are framed as practical operating improvements, not unsupported guarantees.

PackageBest forTypical deliverables
Cloud Account AuditTeams needing a clear baselineAccount inventory, cost baseline, IAM review, quick-win list
Governance BaselineTeams adding structureAccount hierarchy, tagging, budgets, SSO/IAM recommendations, policy controls
Cost Optimization SprintTeams with urgent cloud wasteRightsizing, idle cleanup, lifecycle review, commitment recommendations, owner mapping, reviewable remediation backlog
Managed Cloud OperationsTeams needing monthly ownershipReviews, reporting, hygiene checks, support, ongoing backlog management
EvidenceSection 04

Plan alignment

Runbooks, dashboards, reviews, and handoff material make the work auditable.

PlanFitIncluded emphasis
XSSmaller cloud footprintsBasic cost and account review cadence
SGrowing cloud estatesGovernance, IAM hygiene, cost optimization, monthly operations report
MProduction and multi-team environments24/7 support options, senior reviews, stronger security and reliability coverage
CustomMulti-cloud, regulated, or high-spend accountsCustom reporting, formal controls, dedicated ownership, negotiated SLA
Operating modelSection 05

Decision support

Responsibilities, response paths, and technical changes are made explicit before work starts.

Cloud Account Management helps teams decide how much governance is enough, which issues deserve immediate remediation, and when a focused project is better than monthly operations.

DecisionGuidance we provide
Centralized or delegated account ownershipDefine which controls are platform-owned and which can be delegated to product teams
Enforce or adviseChoose where policy should block risky changes and where reporting is enough
Cleanup sprint or managed operationsSeparate one-time remediation from recurring account hygiene
Showback or chargebackDecide whether teams need visibility only or internal billing accountability
Native tools or FinOps platformEvaluate when cloud-native reporting is enough and when a dedicated cost platform is justified
OutcomeSection 06

Prerequisites and access model

Expected changes are framed as practical operating improvements, not unsupported guarantees.

We scope access before starting and prefer least-privilege read access for discovery. Remediation access is granted only for approved work.

  • cloud organization, account, project, subscription, or compartment list
  • billing exports, budgets, invoices, tags, labels, and cost allocation rules
  • IAM users, groups, roles, SSO configuration, privileged access paths, and break-glass accounts
  • security and logging services such as CloudTrail, GuardDuty, Cloud Logging, Azure Monitor, or Defender where available
  • current ownership model for teams, environments, applications, and shared services
  • known audit findings, policy exceptions, compliance requirements, or customer commitments
  • existing runbooks for account requests, access requests, incident escalation, and budget approvals
EvidenceSection 07

Operational runbooks

Runbooks, dashboards, reviews, and handoff material make the work auditable.

RunbookWhat it standardizes
New account or project requestOwner, purpose, environment, region, budget, tags, access groups, logging, and approval path
Access request and reviewRequest criteria, approval owner, temporary access, stale access cleanup, and evidence capture
Budget and anomaly responseAlert thresholds, triage steps, owner notification, remediation approval, and leadership escalation
Tagging and ownership cleanupRequired labels, exception handling, owner lookup, and follow-up workflow
Policy exceptionBusiness justification, expiration date, compensating controls, reviewer, and renewal process
Account offboardingData retention, backups, DNS, identity, billing closure, and final evidence
Operating modelSection 08

Governance cadence

Responsibilities, response paths, and technical changes are made explicit before work starts.

CadenceActivitiesEvidence
Weekly or biweeklyReview active account requests, access changes, high-priority findings, and cost anomaliesDecision log and updated backlog
MonthlyCost trend review, budget and anomaly summary, IAM hygiene, tagging coverage, security baseline checksMonthly cloud operations report
QuarterlyCommitment planning, account model review, policy exceptions, roadmap, and executive summaryQuarterly governance review
Audit-drivenControl evidence collection, access snapshots, policy status, and remediation statusEvidence pack and finding tracker
OutcomeSection 09

Supported environments

Expected changes are framed as practical operating improvements, not unsupported guarantees.

  • AWS Organizations, IAM Identity Center, Cost Explorer, Budgets, GuardDuty, CloudTrail
  • Google Cloud Resource Manager, Billing, IAM, organization policies, Cloud Logging
  • Azure management groups, subscriptions, Cost Management, Entra ID, Policy, Defender
  • Oracle Cloud compartments, IAM, budgets, audit, networking, database services
  • Hetzner, DigitalOcean, Scaleway, bare metal, and hybrid providers where operationally appropriate
EvidenceSection 10

Onboarding path

Runbooks, dashboards, reviews, and handoff material make the work auditable.

  1. Account discovery — providers, accounts, users, billing, regions, environments, and current ownership.
  2. Baseline report — cost trends, high-risk access, exposed resources, missing logging, and governance gaps.
  3. Operating model — define who approves changes, how costs are reviewed, how access is requested, and how incidents are escalated.
  4. Implementation — budgets, alerts, tagging, access cleanup, policy improvements, reporting structure, and reviewable remediation work.
  5. Monthly operations — recurring reviews, backlog updates, optimization actions, and executive-readable summaries.
OutcomeSection 11

Outcomes you can measure

The result is described as an operating change the team can observe, review, and sustain.

  • cloud spend explained by owner, environment, or workload
  • findings mapped to teams and infrastructure code where possible
  • fewer idle or forgotten resources
  • clearer access ownership and stale-user cleanup
  • budgets and alerts in place before surprise bills happen
  • security baseline gaps tracked to closure
  • monthly operations report available for engineering and leadership
  • account changes handled through a known process
OutcomeSection 12

Proof we leave behind

Expected changes are framed as practical operating improvements, not unsupported guarantees.

EvidenceWhy it matters
Account inventoryShows which accounts exist and who owns them
Cost baselineMakes optimization measurable
IAM reviewIdentifies risky or stale access
Governance checklistTracks policy, tagging, logging, and billing controls
Monthly reportKeeps leadership and engineering aligned on cloud health
BacklogTurns cloud hygiene into prioritized, reviewable work instead of recurring surprises
EvidenceSection 13

Relationship to Cloud Infrastructure

Runbooks, dashboards, reviews, and handoff material make the work auditable.

Cloud Infrastructure is usually project-oriented: architecture, landing zones, migrations, networking, and IaC implementation. Cloud Account Management is ongoing: monthly governance, billing, access, security hygiene, and support. Many teams use both.

Next stepSection 15

Getting started

Decision points and common questions are made explicit so follow-up work is scoped cleanly.

Start with a cloud operations assessment. We will baseline accounts, access, costs, and governance, then recommend a cleanup sprint or ongoing management plan. Request cloud operations assessment →

Next stepSection 16

Frequently asked questions

Decision points and common questions are made explicit so follow-up work is scoped cleanly.

Do you need administrator access? We define least-privilege access during onboarding. Some discovery and remediation work requires elevated permissions, but we scope and document access before starting.

Can you manage multiple providers? Yes. Multi-cloud governance is a common reason teams choose this service.

Do you guarantee a specific cost reduction? No generic guarantee. We baseline costs, identify opportunities, and track completed optimizations so results are visible.

Can this support compliance work? Yes. We can maintain account-level evidence and controls that support SOC 2, ISO 27001, and similar programs where in scope.

How it works

1

Discovery & Audit

We audit your cloud accounts, map resources, and identify quick wins for cost and security.

2

Baseline & Harden

Implement governance policies, cost controls, and security hardening across all accounts.

3

Operate & Optimize

Ongoing management with monthly reviews, cost optimization, and compliance checks.

4

Scale & Evolve

Add accounts, providers, and teams as you grow—same process, same controls.

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How we compare

FeatureDIY / In-HouseUsEnterprise Vendor
Multi-cloud support
Cost optimization
Dedicated engineer
Setup timeMonths1-2 weeks4-8 weeks
Monthly cost€8-15K salary€2-5K€10-25K
Scales with you
No long-term contract

Pricing

Flexible scopes available. if you need custom terms or bundled service pricing.

Starter

€900/mo

Small teams managing 1-2 cloud accounts with basic governance needs.

  • Up to 2 cloud accounts
  • Monthly cost review
  • Basic IAM policies
  • Email support
  • Multi-cloud support
  • Dedicated engineer
  • Compliance reporting
Most popular

Professional

€2.200/mo

Growing teams with multiple accounts and active cost optimization.

  • Up to 10 cloud accounts
  • Weekly cost optimization
  • Advanced IAM & network segmentation
  • Slack + email support
  • Multi-cloud support
  • Dedicated engineer
  • Compliance reporting

Enterprise

Custom

Organizations with complex multi-cloud estates and compliance requirements.

  • Unlimited cloud accounts
  • Continuous cost optimization
  • CIS benchmarks & audit-ready reporting
  • Dedicated Slack + phone support
  • Multi-cloud support
  • Dedicated engineer team
  • Audit-ready cost and security reporting

What our clients say

They found $30K/month in cloud savings we didn't even know we were leaking. ROI was immediate.

Maria K.

CTO, FinTech Startup

Having a dedicated team manage our cloud accounts means our engineers can focus on building product instead of fighting AWS console.

Alex P.

VP Engineering, B2B SaaS

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