Cloud Automation Strategy — Portfolio Environment
Driftwood Logistics
49 active vendors · 7 spend categories
CFO · Finance Office-0.6% vs plan
EBITDA Bridge & Run-Rate
Adjusted Baseline
$6.3M
Realized
$1.4M
Forward Locked
$1.1M
+4.1 mo EBITDA runway
- • Transportation Mgmt System (TMS) renegotiation 80% complete.
- • Forward savings assumes telematics consolidation sticks beyond pilot.
CIO / CTO ViewIn Progress · 82% rubric coverage
Architecture & Risk Posture
Zero Trust
72% of fleet terminals authenticated
Cloud Commit Coverage
74% of supply-chain workloads committed
Automation Health
Automation telemetry at 68% coverage
Incidents
1 logistics disruption tied to API timeout
- • Complete data-sharing guardrails with 3PL partners.
- • Expand robotic process automation for invoicing.
- • Align IoT firmware updates before hurricane season.
Annual Spend Overview
Driftwood Logistics currently manages $6.30M across 7 spend categories. The mix below highlights where the largest optimization opportunities exist today.
Supply Chain Systems
$1,500K
23.8% of total portfolio spend
Fleet & Telematics
$1,200K
19.0% of total portfolio spend
Cloud Infrastructure
$1,000K
15.9% of total portfolio spend
Spend by Category
Delivery Roadmap
How Driftwood Logistics Progresses Through CASt Phases
Phase 0
Setup
- •Agree on baseline methodology and taxonomy
- •Ingest contracts, invoices, and portal credentials
- •Publish first renewal map grouped by 90/180/365 days
Phase 1
Baseline & Pipeline
- •Publish Adjusted Baseline with Finance validation
- •Stand up renewal review cadence and scorecard
- •Launch decision log with architecture sign-off
Phase 2
Execute Quick Wins
- •Retire duplicates with billing-stop evidence
- •Negotiate in-flight renewals using utilization data
- •Align license tiers to active roles
Phase 3
Strategic Resets
- •Consolidate to anchor platforms
- •Plan migrations that shift next-year run rate
- •Document architecture rubric per platform
Phase 4
Sustain
- •Transition to managed service posture
- •Refresh ownership and renewal map quarterly
- •Report realized vs forward savings transparently