Cloud Automation Strategy — Portfolio Environment
Quantum Harbor Analytics
60 active vendors · 7 spend categories
CFO · Finance Office-1.6% vs plan
EBITDA Bridge & Run-Rate
Adjusted Baseline
$8.5M
Realized
$3.0M
Forward Locked
$2.0M
+7.4 mo EBITDA runway
- • Board-ready deck shows consolidation of four analytics stacks.
- • Forward savings reflects forward-locked AI GPU commitments.
CIO / CTO ViewAdvanced · 96% rubric coverage
Architecture & Risk Posture
Zero Trust
95% of privileged identities behind PAM
Cloud Commit Coverage
94% of compute spend under commitments
Automation Health
Automation telemetry at 95% coverage
Incidents
0 critical incidents in 12 months
- • Codify FinOps guardrails for accelerator program.
- • Finalize GPU leasing strategy before Q3 board review.
- • Scale automation runbooks across new acquisitions.
Annual Spend Overview
Quantum Harbor Analytics currently manages $8.50M across 7 spend categories. The mix below highlights where the largest optimization opportunities exist today.
AI & Compute
$2,200K
25.9% of total portfolio spend
Data Platforms
$1,700K
20.0% of total portfolio spend
Cloud Infrastructure
$1,500K
17.6% of total portfolio spend
Spend by Category
Delivery Roadmap
How Quantum Harbor Analytics 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