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How To Guides
Practical workflows for operators: connect clouds, remediate findings, schedule VMs, route alerts and prepare evidence.
11
operator guides
3
primary roles
1
audit trail
Use Finn AI actionable remediation plan
Convert AI plan steps into approval-safe draft actions.
Roles: Admin, FinOps, Security
Expected: Draft action requests mapped to real open findings.
Monitor AI usage and cost anomalies
Track AI spend, model concentration, and token spikes.
Roles: Admin, FinOps
Expected: Model-level telemetry and anomaly signals are visible.
Connect a cloud provider and scope
Create a trusted inventory source for scans and findings.
Roles: Admin
Expected: Resources and findings populate for connected scopes.
Create and execute a remediation action
Move from finding to safe, traceable fix.
Roles: Admin, FinOps, Security
Expected: Action transitions and audit logs are created.
Review commitment optimizer recommendations
Spot RI and Savings Plan candidates from real workload patterns.
Roles: Admin, FinOps
Expected: Purchase candidates align with sustained usage signals.
Find and retire zombie resources
Eliminate idle, orphaned, and abandoned billable resources.
Roles: Admin, FinOps, Security
Expected: Waste findings shrink and cleanup stays auditable.
Use GreenOps and carbon footprint signals
Estimate emissions and prioritize greener infrastructure choices.
Roles: Admin, FinOps
Expected: Carbon estimates inform rightsizing and scheduling decisions.
Configure customer-controlled VM scheduling
Define off-hours savings policies for selected VMs.
Roles: Admin, FinOps
Expected: Policy stores selected resources and schedule settings.
Apply governance remediation safely
Improve compliance without uncontrolled tag changes.
Roles: Admin, FinOps, Security
Expected: Missing-tag counts decrease and remediation is audited.
Configure anomaly and region alerting
Catch cost spikes and unauthorized regions early.
Roles: Admin, Security, FinOps
Expected: Critical events route to configured channels.
Generate evidence bundle for audit cycle
Produce compliance-ready exports in one flow.
Roles: Admin, Auditor
Expected: Evidence includes history, findings and policy snapshots.
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