Analyze resource costs by SKU

Context

Understanding the highest costing SKUs can help multiple personas in an organization achieve goals, such as:

1. Contract negotiation: Procurement teams can use this information to negotiate the best possible discounts with cloud providers.
2. SKU-based forecasting: Product and Finance teams can use this information to forecast future demand for SKUs and plan accordingly.
3. High unit-cost cleanup: FinOps teams can use this information to identify and prioritize SKUs with high unit costs, which can be optimized or eliminated to reduce overall cloud spend.

FOCUS Columns

FOCUS SQL Query

SELECT
  ProviderName,
  ChargePeriodStart,
  ChargePeriodEnd,
  SkuId,
  SkuPriceId,
  PricingUnit,
  ListUnitPrice,
  SUM(PricingQuantity) AS TotalPricingQuantity,
  SUM(ListCost) AS TotalListCost,
  SUM(EffectiveCost) AS TotalEffectiveCost
FROM focus_data_table
WHERE ChargePeriodStart >= ? and ChargePeriodEnd  < ?
GROUP BY
  ProviderName,
  ChargePeriodStart,
  ChargePeriodEnd,
  SkuId,
  SkuPriceId,
  PricingUnit,
  ListUnitPrice
ORDER BY
  ChargePeriodStart ASC
LIMIT 100