microsoft · KevDLR · Apr 4, 2025 · Apr 4, 2025 · Apr 4, 2025
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
           items:
             - name: Understand
               items:
-                - name: Understand cloud usage and cost
+                - name: Understand usage and cost
                   href: framework/understand/understand-cloud-usage-cost.md
                 - name: Data ingestion
                   href: framework/understand/ingestion.md
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
                   href: framework/quantify/unit-economics.md
             - name: Optimize
               items:
-                - name: Optimize cloud usage and cost
+                - name: Optimize usage and cost
                   href: framework/optimize/optimize-cloud-usage-cost.md
                 - name: Architecting for cloud
                   href: framework/optimize/architecting.md

@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@ title: FinOps capabilities
 description: Learn about what the fundamental building blocks of the FinOps Framework that enable you to maximize business value through the cloud.
 author: flanakin
 ms.author: micflan
-ms.date: 04/02/2025
+ms.date: 04/04/2025
 ms.topic: conceptual
 ms.service: finops
 ms.subservice: finops-learning-resources
-ms.reviewer: micflan
+ms.reviewer: kedelaro
 ---
 
 <!-- markdownlint-disable-next-line MD025 -->
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ The FinOps Framework includes capabilities that cover everything you need to per
 
 <br>
 
-## Understand cloud usage and cost
+## Understand usage and cost
 
-The **Understand cloud usage and cost** domain is focused on data acquisition, reporting, analysis, and alerting on top of your cost, usage, and carbon consumption. This domain is all about observability and business intelligence. It brings the data that stakeholders need together (ingestion) into a meaningful breakdown for the organization (allocation). Then it can be reported on (reporting) and monitored to proactively identify and react to issues (anomalies).
+The **Understand usage and cost** domain is focused on data acquisition, reporting, analysis, and alerting on top of your cost, usage, and carbon consumption. This domain is all about observability and business intelligence. It brings the data that stakeholders need together (ingestion) into a meaningful breakdown for the organization (allocation). Then it can be reported on (reporting) and monitored to proactively identify and react to issues (anomalies).
 
 - [Data ingestion](./understand/ingestion.md)
 - [Allocation](./understand/allocation.md)
@@ -40,9 +40,9 @@ The **Quantify business value** domain is focused on identifying and breaking do
 
 <br>
 
-## Optimize cloud usage and cost
+## Optimize usage and cost
 
-The **Optimize cloud usage and cost** domain is focused on designing and optimizing solutions for efficiency to ensure you get the most out of your cloud investments.
+The **Optimize usage and cost** domain is focused on designing and optimizing solutions for efficiency to ensure you get the most out of your cloud investments.
 
 - [Architecting for the cloud](./optimize/architecting.md)
 - [Workload optimization](./optimize/workloads.md)

@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@ title: FinOps Framework overview
 description: 'Learn about what the FinOps Framework is and how you can use it to accelerate your cost management and optimization goals.'
 author: flanakin
 ms.author: micflan
-ms.date: 04/02/2025
+ms.date: 04/04/2025
 ms.topic: concept-article
 ms.service: finops
 ms.subservice: finops-learning-resources
-ms.reviewer: micflan
+ms.reviewer: kedelaro
 ---
 
 <!-- markdownlint-disable-next-line MD025 -->
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ The FinOps Framework defines a simple lifecycle with three phases:
 
 The FinOps Framework includes capabilities that cover everything you need to perform FinOps tasks and manage a FinOps practice. Capabilities are organized into a set of related domains based on the goals of the capabilities. Each capability defines a functional area of activity and a set of tasks to support your FinOps practice.
 
-- Understand cloud usage and cost
+- Understand usage and cost
 
   - [Data ingestion](./understand/ingestion.md)
   - [Allocation](./understand/allocation.md)
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ The FinOps Framework includes capabilities that cover everything you need to per
   - [Benchmarking](./quantify/benchmarking.md)
   - [Unit economics](./quantify/unit-economics.md)
 
-- Optimize cloud usage and cost
+- Optimize usage and cost
 
   - [Architecting for the cloud](./optimize/architecting.md)
   - [Workload optimization](./optimize/workloads.md)

@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@ title: FinOps education and enablement
 description: This article helps you understand the FinOps education and enablement capability within the FinOps Framework and how to implement that in the Microsoft Cloud.
 author: flanakin
 ms.author: micflan
-ms.date: 04/02/2025
+ms.date: 04/04/2025
 ms.topic: concept-article
 ms.service: finops
 ms.subservice: finops-learning-resources
-ms.reviewer: micflan
+ms.reviewer: kedelaro
 # customer intent: As a FinOps practitioner, I want to understand the FinOps education and enablement capability so that I can implement that in the Microsoft cloud.
 ---
 
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ Consider marketing initiatives to drive awareness, encourage discussion, and sha
 
 To learn from help and support initiatives, provide a direct channel to get help and support as people are learning. Be responsive and establish a feedback loop.
 
-By formalizing FinOps education and enablement, stakeholders develop the knowledge and skills needed to effectively manage and optimize cloud usage and costs. Organizations see:
+By formalizing FinOps education and enablement, stakeholders develop the knowledge and skills needed to effectively manage and optimize usage and costs. Organizations see:
 
 - Accelerated adoption of FinOps practices, leading to improved financial performance
 - Increased agility

@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@ title: Manage the FinOps practice
 description: Learn about the FinOps capabilities that help you establish your FinOps practice and drive organizational accountability.
 author: flanakin
 ms.author: micflan
-ms.date: 04/02/2025
+ms.date: 04/04/2025
 ms.topic: conceptual
 ms.service: finops
 ms.subservice: finops-learning-resources
-ms.reviewer: micflan
+ms.reviewer: kedelaro
 ---
 
 <!-- markdownlint-disable-next-line MD025 -->
@@ -119,9 +119,9 @@ If you're looking for something specific, vote for an existing or create a new i
 
 Related FinOps capabilities:
 
-- [Understand cloud usage and cost](../understand/understand-cloud-usage-cost.md)
+- [Understand usage and cost](../understand/understand-cloud-usage-cost.md)
 - [Quantify business value](../quantify/quantify-business-value.md)
-- [Optimize cloud usage and cost](../optimize/optimize-cloud-usage-cost.md)
+- [Optimize usage and cost](../optimize/optimize-cloud-usage-cost.md)
 
 Related products:
 

@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
 ---
-title: Optimize cloud usage and cost
+title: Optimize usage and cost
 description: Learn about the FinOps capabilities that help you identify and implement the right mix of pricing models, services, and resources needed to meet business demands.
 author: flanakin
 ms.author: micflan
-ms.date: 04/02/2025
+ms.date: 04/04/2025
 ms.topic: conceptual
 ms.service: finops
 ms.subservice: finops-learning-resources
-ms.reviewer: micflan
+ms.reviewer: kedelaro
 ---
 
 <!-- markdownlint-disable-next-line MD025 -->
-# Optimize cloud usage and cost
+# Optimize usage and cost
 
-This article helps you understand the **Optimize cloud usage and cost** domain within the FinOps Framework and how to implement its capabilities in the Microsoft Cloud.
+This article helps you understand the **Optimize usage and cost** domain within the FinOps Framework and how to implement its capabilities in the Microsoft Cloud.
 
 This domain is focused on designing and optimizing solutions for efficiency to ensure you get the most out of your cloud investments.
 
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ If you're looking for something specific, vote for an existing or create a new i
 
 Related FinOps capabilities:
 
-- [Understand cloud usage and cost](../understand/understand-cloud-usage-cost.md)
+- [Understand usage and cost](../understand/understand-cloud-usage-cost.md)
 - [Quantify business value](../quantify/quantify-business-value.md)
 - [Manage the FinOps practice](../manage/manage-finops.md)
 

@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@ title: Quantify business value
 description: Learn about the FinOps capabilities that help you measure product and cloud performance and map to organizational KPIs so you can make data-driven decisions with increased accuracy and velocity.
 author: flanakin
 ms.author: micflan
-ms.date: 04/02/2025
+ms.date: 04/04/2025
 ms.topic: conceptual
 ms.service: finops
 ms.subservice: finops-learning-resources
-ms.reviewer: micflan
+ms.reviewer: kedelaro
 ---
 
 <!-- markdownlint-disable-next-line MD025 -->
@@ -77,8 +77,8 @@ If you're looking for something specific, vote for an existing or create a new i
 
 Related FinOps capabilities:
 
-- [Understand cloud usage and cost](../understand/understand-cloud-usage-cost.md)
-- [Optimize cloud usage and cost](../optimize/optimize-cloud-usage-cost.md)
+- [Understand usage and cost](../understand/understand-cloud-usage-cost.md)
+- [Optimize usage and cost](../optimize/optimize-cloud-usage-cost.md)
 - [Manage the FinOps practice](../manage/manage-finops.md)
 
 Related products:

@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
 ---
-title: Understand cloud usage and cost
+title: Understand usage and cost
 description: Learn about the FinOps capabilities that help you collect, normalize, analyze, and monitor cost, usage, and carbon across the organization.
 author: flanakin
 ms.author: micflan
-ms.date: 04/02/2025
+ms.date: 04/04/2025
 ms.topic: conceptual
 ms.service: finops
 ms.subservice: finops-learning-resources
-ms.reviewer: micflan
+ms.reviewer: kedelaro
 ---
 
 <!-- markdownlint-disable-next-line MD025 -->
-# Understand cloud usage and cost
+# Understand usage and cost
 
-This article helps you understand the **Understand cloud usage and cost** domain within the FinOps Framework and how to implement its capabilities in the Microsoft Cloud.
+This article helps you understand the **Understand usage and cost** domain within the FinOps Framework and how to implement its capabilities in the Microsoft Cloud.
 
 This domain is focused on data acquisition, reporting, analysis, and alerting on top of your cost, usage, and carbon consumption. This domain focuses on observability and business intelligence. It involves gathering data (ingestion), organizing it for the organization (allocation), generating reports (reporting), and monitoring to proactively identify and address issues (anomalies).
 
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ If you're looking for something specific, vote for an existing or create a new i
 Related FinOps capabilities:
 
 - [Quantify business value](../quantify/quantify-business-value.md)
-- [Optimize cloud usage and cost](../optimize/optimize-cloud-usage-cost.md)
+- [Optimize usage and cost](../optimize/optimize-cloud-usage-cost.md)
 - [Manage the FinOps practice](../manage/manage-finops.md)
 
 Related products:

@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ conceptualContent:
   summary: The FinOps Framework is a comprehensive set of best practices and principles to help organizations drive greater business value from the cloud. # < 160 chars (Optional; Remove if not applicable.)
   items:
     # Card
-    - title: Understand cloud usage and cost
+    - title: Understand usage and cost
       links:
       - url: framework/understand/understand-cloud-usage-cost.md
         itemType: overview
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ conceptualContent:
         itemType: concept
         text: Unit economics
     # Card
-    - title: Optimize cloud usage and cost
+    - title: Optimize usage and cost
       links:
       - url: framework/optimize/optimize-cloud-usage-cost.md
         itemType: overview
@@ -203,4 +203,4 @@ additionalContent:
           - url: https://data.finops.org/
             text: State of FinOps
           - url: https://www.finops.org/landscape/?prod_TOOLS_SERVICES%5BrefinementList%5D%5Bcloud_providers%5D%5B0%5D=Azure
-            text: Tools, services, and training
+            text: Tools, services, and training