Question 1

What is cloud cost optimization?

Accepted Answer

Cloud cost optimization is the practice of finding and removing wasted spend in Azure, AWS, and other clouds — idle VMs, orphaned disks, oversized resources, and unused licenses — while keeping performance intact. CloudRift automates this with a read-only scan that surfaces every wasted dollar in under 10 minutes.

Question 2

How does CloudRift reduce Azure and AWS costs?

Accepted Answer

CloudRift connects read-only to your Azure or AWS account, analyzes real utilization from Azure Monitor and CloudWatch, and recommends specific actions: delete orphaned resources, rightsize underused VMs, buy reserved instances, and schedule non-production workloads. Most teams find 30–40% of their cloud spend is recoverable waste.

Question 3

Does CloudRift work for MSPs managing multiple client tenants?

Accepted Answer

Yes. CloudRift gives managed service providers a single multi-tenant dashboard across every client's Azure and AWS environment, with branded client reports and a CSP markup engine so MSPs can bill at their own rate and protect margin.

Question 4

Can CloudRift control AI and LLM API costs?

Accepted Answer

Yes. CloudRift's AI Governor tracks per-model LLM spend and lets you set daily circuit breakers that cap runaway AI costs — the control that stops a single agent loop from burning tens of thousands of dollars over a weekend.

Question 5

Does CloudRift report cloud carbon emissions?

Accepted Answer

Yes. CloudRift calculates Scope 2 cloud carbon emissions using GHG Protocol location-based methodology and regional grid intensity data, producing board-ready ESG reports — and links every cost optimization to the CO₂ it eliminates.

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