The cloud cost problem hiding inside your tagging strategy (or lack of one)

Cloud cost optimisation is one of the most common briefs SDC receives. And in the majority of cases, the root cause is the same: a tagging strategy that was never enforced, or never existed.

Why tagging matters

Without consistent resource tagging, cost allocation becomes guesswork. Teams cannot identify waste, finance cannot charge back accurately, and engineers cannot prioritise optimisation efforts.

Building a governance layer

Effective cloud governance starts with a mandatory tagging policy, enforced at provisioning time through policy-as-code. It continues with regular cost reviews tied to business outcomes.