
Cloud Automation Strategy — Portfolio Environment
Helios Energy Platforms
59 active vendors · 7 spend categories
CFO · Finance Office+0.2% vs plan
EBITDA Bridge & Run-Rate
Adjusted Baseline
$9.1M
Realized
$2.6M
Forward Locked
$2.1M
+6.0 mo EBITDA runway
- • SCADA modernization linked directly to production uplift metrics.
- • Forward plan assumes billing-stop evidence for two OT vendors.
CIO / CTO ViewAligned · 91% rubric coverage
Architecture & Risk Posture
Zero Trust
90% of field identities brokered through secure edge
Cloud Commit Coverage
88% of analytics workloads under commitments
Automation Health
Automation telemetry at 88% coverage
Incidents
0 OT security incidents in 9 months
- • Complete telemetry tagging for refinery data historians.
- • Consolidate digital twin platforms before FY26 budget.
- • Expand CASt automation to upstream acquisitions.
Annual Spend Overview
Helios Energy Platforms currently manages $9.10M across 7 spend categories. The mix below highlights where the largest optimization opportunities exist today.
Operational Technology
$2,200K
24.2% of total portfolio spend
Cloud & Analytics
$1,600K
17.6% of total portfolio spend
SCADA & Field Systems
$1,500K
16.5% of total portfolio spend
Spend by Category
Delivery Roadmap
How Helios Energy Platforms 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