Logging Strategies in the FinOps Context

The Role of Logging in FinOps Monitoring

In cloud environments, costs do not arise randomly but are the result of concrete architectural decisions and operational processes. This is where FinOps comes in, combining financial governance with operational transparency. The goal is to ensure that business units, IT, and finance can make cloud spending decisions based on a shared set of data.

A core requirement for this transparency is proper monitoring. It provides the signals needed to assess cost development, system stability, and user experience. Modern monitoring systems work primarily with three types of data: logs, metrics, and traces. This article focuses on logging because log data offers essential insights into application behavior while also becoming a significant cost driver in monitoring platforms.

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