Question 1

During ingestion of multi-cloud billing data into a FOCUS-compatible system, a FinOps Analyst notices inconsistent labeling conventions for cost categories such as “Compute” vs “VMs.” What is the most aligned action with FOCUS normalization principles?

Options :

A : Accept provider-specific labels to retain original context.

B : Merge all categories into a generic “Cloud Resource” bucket.

C : Remove category labels entirely to avoid confusion.

D : Normalize inconsistent labels to a standard taxonomy defined by FOCUS.

Answer: D

Question 2

Using FOCUS-normalized data, an analyst identifies that a team's object storage costs are increasing despite no significant growth in overall storage usage. Further investigation shows that most charges come from frequent access to archived data. What is the most appropriate optimization recommendation?

Options :

A : Limit user access to archived data by implementing strict IAM policies

B : Recommend deleting archived data older than one month to save costs

C : Move all data to cold storage tiers to reduce costs

D : Review data access patterns and consider transitioning frequently accessed objects to a more appropriate storage class

Answer: D

Question 3

A FinOps team is implementing a showback model using data structured according to the FOCUS standard. They need to provide departmental leaders with monthly cost breakdowns by team, usage type, and environment. Which of the following FOCUS schema fields would be most essential to support this use case?

Options :

A : cost, accountId, projectId, labels

B : cost, provider, currencyCode, region

C : cost, usageStartTime, usageEndTime, resourceId

D : cost, usageAmount, pricingUnit, service

Answer: A

Question 4

A Business Unit Lead asks a FinOps Analyst to project their team’s cloud expenses for the next quarter using FOCUS-aligned data. Which approach best utilizes the FOCUS data model to support this forecasting scenario?

Options :

A : Apply estimated cloud growth rates provided by vendors to monthly invoices

B : Average compute utilization metrics from monitoring tools and apply to future budget

C : Use historical cost data from the lineItem/unblendedCost field, grouped by billingPeriod/startDate

D : Estimate based on employee headcount and service-level agreements

Answer: C

Question 5

A FinOps analyst has identified a consistent cost increase in a cloud service used by multiple engineering teams. To encourage action, they want to present this information in a way that resonates with both Finance and Engineering stakeholders. Which of the following is the most effective communication strategy?

Options :

A : Present a high-level summary of total costs, without attribution, to keep the message simple.

B : Communicate only with Finance, as cost optimization decisions ultimately rest with budget owners.

C : Use FOCUS-aligned data to show cost trends over time by projectId and labels, highlighting specific teams and services responsible.

D : Share a detailed breakdown of every line item from the cloud bill, organized by provider.

Answer: C

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