Certainly when looking at IaaS and PaaS a lot of data will be available to examine cost and performance and build up a historical record to analyze and to predict future usage. If teams are set up to work within preset budgets, forecasting will be useful in preventing unwanted budget related delays.
The driving forces behind our governance measures are to create value from IT investments, to support innovation within our organization and to be efficient with our IT spend.
The Cloud Analyst can help existing capacity managers and product managers/owners to access useful and important data and help them understand what it means. There is also a responsibility to assist the organization in changes to existing processes brought about by the use of cloud. The Cloud Consultant will advise in cost and licensing models and how to choose, or change to, a fitting solution.