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Optimize

Optimize is the second phase of the FinOps lifecycle. There are exactly four levers. Every optimization initiative is some combination of these four. Ranking them by impact and time-to-value is the most important sequencing decision in a FinOps program.

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T0 / M0.2 / L3 Optimize, the four levers you have

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