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Nimbus Optimized
CLOUD COST CLARITY
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Stop Cloud Bill Shock. We Find 30% Waste in 7 Days.

For mid-market AWS & Azure teams spending $5K–$200K/mo. We run a read-only audit with Gemma-4 AI, deliver a prioritized savings roadmap, and guarantee $25K in first-year savings or you don’t pay.

Audit-First
Gemma-4 AI Engine
GreenOps Ready
No Dashboards

Read-only IAM access. No code changes. Full data deletion after audit. Security details →

Sample Cloud Spend Snapshot
Before Nimbus
Spend Overview
Monthly Cloud Spend
$128,400
Identified Waste
$27,800 21.6% recoverable
Based on common patterns across Azure, AWS, and Oracle Cloud: idle compute, over‑provisioned services, unused premium tiers, and inefficient autoscaling.
Where It Leaks
Idle Kubernetes Nodes
+$9,600 / mo
Autoscaling drift
Over-sized Compute
+$7,200 / mo
Low utilization
Premium Storage Tiers
+$5,100 / mo
Wrong class
Abandoned Test Environments
+$3,900 / mo
Never cleaned up
Nimbus + Gemma-4 surfaces these patterns in 48hrs — and turns them into Terraform fixes.
Free Tool

How Much Are You Wasting on AWS/Azure?

Mid-market companies waste 30-32% on average according to FinOps Foundation 2025 data. Get your estimate in 10 seconds.

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Estimate based on FinOps Foundation 2025 data for companies $5K–$200K/mo. Not a guarantee. Your actual audit may find more.

Proof

Acme SaaS Cut AWS Spend 34% Without Touching Code

80-person B2B SaaS. $52K/mo AWS. Gemma-4 found $18K/mo waste in 7 days.

34%
Cost Cut
$216K
Annual Savings
7 Days
To Results
4.2
MTCO2e/mo Saved
Read Full Case Study →
Built for modern stacks

Works across Azure, AWS, Oracle Cloud, and Kubernetes-based workloads. Powered by Gemma-4 AI.

What Nimbus Does

Turn noisy cloud bills into a clear savings roadmap.

Nimbus Optimized is an audit-first FinOps consultancy. We use Gemma-4 to ingest your billing data, uncover real waste, and deliver a prioritized action plan — without forcing you into another all-in-one platform.

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1. Find What's Wasted

Idle resources, abandoned environments, over-sized instances, zombie volumes, inefficient AI/GPU workloads — Gemma-4 surfaces the spend that adds zero value.

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2. Explain Why It Exists

We tie costs back to teams, features, and architectural decisions so you understand exactly how waste accumulated.

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3. Deliver Fixes You Can Apply

Every recommendation is specific, prioritized, and mapped to effort vs. impact — Terraform, CLI, or ClickOps.

Common Waste Patterns

Cost leaks we see in nearly every environment.

Cloud overspend rarely comes from one big mistake — it’s a stack of small leaks that accumulate over months or years.

Over-provisioned compute running far below their CPU/memory targets.
Abandoned test and staging environments.
Orphaned volumes, snapshots, and load balancers.
Premium storage tiers used for cold data.
Autoscaling that scales up but never back down.
Idle Kubernetes nodes and pods.
Duplicate pipelines created during migrations.
Untagged or inconsistently tagged resources.
Underutilized GPUs and oversized AI endpoints.
If your cloud bill feels unpredictable, it's because the waste is invisible. Nimbus + Gemma-4 makes it obvious — and gives you a plan to fix it.
The Nimbus Audit

A fast, focused FinOps audit designed for clarity.

No endless dashboards. No generic best practice PDFs. Just a clear view of where money is leaking today and what to do about it.

What you get

  • Spend breakdown by service, environment, and (where possible) team or feature.
  • Identified waste hotspots ranked by savings potential.
  • Architecture and configuration issues contributing to overspend.
  • Concrete recommendations with estimated savings ranges.
  • A prioritized roadmap: "Fix these first, these next."
  • Optional follow-up to support your teams during implementation.
Timeline: typically 2–7 business days Engagement: remote-friendly Focus: Azure, AWS, Oracle Cloud, Kubernetes

How it works

Nimbus keeps the process simple so your teams can stay focused on building:

  • 1. Share billing exports or read-only access to your cost tools.
  • 2. Gemma-4 analyzes patterns in spend, usage, and architecture.
  • 3. We identify waste and quantify potential savings.
  • 4. You receive a report and roadmap built for action.
  • 5. Optional: we support implementation and track results.

The goal is simple: clarity and confidence in every cloud decision.

Why Nimbus

Built by an engineer who lived the problem.

I started Nimbus after years of watching smart teams overspend — not because they were careless, but because the tools meant to help were complex, noisy, or just didn't explain why the spend existed. Nimbus was built as a surgical alternative: fast audits, clear savings, and no fluff.

Terrell Toney
Terrell Toney, Founder
Cloud FinOps • Infrastructure Strategy • Cost Architecture
Engineer first. Advocate for lean, clean systems always.
I’ve built and supported data platforms at enterprise scale and have seen firsthand how cloud waste accumulates — from abandoned services to poor autoscaling defaults to oversized AI workloads. Nimbus exists to give teams a quiet advantage: clarity, savings, and a path forward.

Good fit if…

  • Your cloud bill is growing faster than your traffic.
  • You suspect waste but can’t locate or prove it.
  • Your team is too busy shipping features to audit spend.
  • You’ve tried FinOps tools but still lack clear answers.
  • You want real recommendations — not another dashboard to learn.
  • You’re adopting AI workloads and want to control GPU costs.
  • You want sustainability insights tied to cloud spend.
Credentials & Methodology

Certified. Structured. No guesswork.

Every Nimbus audit follows a rigorous, certification-backed methodology — not a checklist pulled from a blog post.

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Certified Practitioner

Nimbus is led by a FinOps Certified Practitioner through the Linux Foundation's FinOps Foundation — the globally recognized standard for cloud financial management.

FinOps Certified Practitioner
The Linux Foundation · FinOps Foundation
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Foundations Associate
Oracle
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The Audit Methodology

Built around the FinOps Foundation's Inform → Optimize → Operate lifecycle. Powered by Gemma-4 AI.

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Ingest & Normalize
Billing exports, usage data, tagging structure, and AI/GPU utilization patterns reviewed across all cloud accounts.
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Identify & Quantify
Gemma-4 surfaces waste patterns, categorized and ranked by savings potential.
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Report & Prioritize
Clear deliverable: what to fix first, what it will save, and how hard it is — mapped to Well‑Architected pillars.
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Implement (Optional)
Hands-on remediation available via Terraform and documented handoff to your team.
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Why Methodology Matters

Most cloud waste goes unfound not because the tools don't exist — but because no one follows a consistent process. Nimbus brings structure to what is usually ad hoc.

✓Consistent framework across Azure, AWS, Oracle Cloud, and Kubernetes
✓Aligned to FinOps Foundation best practices
✓Findings mapped to effort vs. savings impact
✓Report written for both engineers and finance teams
✓CO₂e reduction insights included using Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability
The Nimbus Guarantee

If we don't find $25,000 in annual savings — the audit is free.*

We put skin in the game on every engagement. Cloud waste exists in virtually every environment we've reviewed. If we can't identify at least $25,000 in recoverable annual spend, you pay nothing for the audit.

That's not a marketing line. It's how we operate. If we can't deliver value, we don't bill for it.

* Results vary based on cloud spend volume, infrastructure complexity, and tagging maturity. Guarantee applies to environments with a minimum monthly cloud spend of $5,000. Savings estimates are based on identified waste at time of audit and do not constitute a guarantee of future spend reduction.

Zero Risk
$25,000*
Minimum savings we find — or the audit is free*
🔒Read-only billing access only
📋Clear written report delivered in 2–7 days
🎯Prioritized roadmap — no generic advice
💰If we don't find $25K in savings — you pay $0
Investment

Transparent pricing. Predictable ROI.

Most clients recover 10–20x their investment in year one. Not sure which package fits? Book a free 30-minute assessment first.

Strategic Cloud Waste Audit
$5,000 – $15,000
One-time
  • Multi-cloud analysis across Azure, AWS, Oracle Cloud
  • Waste identification across compute, storage, AI endpoints
  • Prioritized savings roadmap
  • Delivered in 2–7 business days
  • CO₂e reduction insights included
Best for: Teams that need clarity before committing to optimization work
Most Popular
Nimbus SaaS + Guardrails
$1,000 – $3,000
Per month · Subscription
  • 24/7 AI-driven cost monitoring
  • Automated guardrail maintenance
  • Continuous drift detection
  • AI/GPU workload efficiency alerts
  • Terraform circuit breaker recommendations
  • CO₂e reduction insights included
Best for: Teams that want waste prevention after the initial audit
Ongoing FinOps Partnership
$3,000+
Per month · Retainer
  • Monthly cloud cost reviews
  • Continuous optimization recommendations
  • Architecture advisory
  • AI/GPU workload monitoring
  • Quarterly executive reporting
  • Sustainability tracking
Best for: Companies that want sustained cost governance without hiring in-house

Not sure where to start? A free 30-minute assessment will tell you exactly which package makes sense — no commitment required.

* Savings estimates are based on industry averages and common waste patterns. Actual results vary by environment, cloud provider, infrastructure age, and tagging maturity. Minimum spend thresholds may apply. Nimbus does not guarantee specific savings outcomes beyond those identified during the audit engagement.

FAQ

Common questions, straight answers.

No sales spin. Just the things CTOs and engineering leaders actually ask before they book.

Most clients recover 20–35% of their monthly cloud spend. A company spending $25,000/month typically identifies $5,000–$8,750 in monthly waste — that's $60,000–$105,000 annually. Results vary based on infrastructure age and tagging hygiene, but we've yet to audit an environment that didn't have significant recoverable spend.
The initial audit takes 2–7 business days from the time we receive your billing exports. Full implementation — if you choose that path — typically runs 30–90 days depending on scope and infrastructure complexity.
For the audit phase, we only need read-only access to your billing data — no write permissions, no access to production systems. You stay in full control throughout.
If we don't identify a minimum of $25,000 in annual savings, the audit is free. No risk on your end. We back every engagement with this guarantee because we're confident in the methodology and Gemma-4.
Yes. Nimbus audits are cloud-agnostic. We work across Azure, AWS, Oracle Cloud, as well as multi-cloud and Kubernetes-based environments.
Absolutely. The Audit + Implementation package includes hands-on implementation using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform), team training, and 90-day support so your team can maintain the savings long-term.
Probably yes. Platform tools are great at surfacing data — but they don't tell you what to do with it, and they don't implement anything. Nimbus is an audit-first, human-led service powered by Gemma-4. We work alongside your existing tools and deliver the clarity and execution that platforms can't.
Get Started

Ready to see where your cloud budget is leaking?

Book a free 30-minute assessment. No commitment, no sales pitch — just clarity on where your spend is going and what it would take to fix it.

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