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      <title>FOCUS Spec KB</title>
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      <description>Last 10 notes on FOCUS Spec KB</description>
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    <title>Backlinks</title>
    <link>https://bnelford.github.io/focus-spec-kb/_meta/backlinks</link>
    <guid>https://bnelford.github.io/focus-spec-kb/_meta/backlinks</guid>
    <description><![CDATA[ Backlinks Reverse index: for each article, which other articles link to it. ]]></description>
    <pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 14:44:39 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Knowledge Base Statistics</title>
    <link>https://bnelford.github.io/focus-spec-kb/_meta/stats</link>
    <guid>https://bnelford.github.io/focus-spec-kb/_meta/stats</guid>
    <description><![CDATA[ Knowledge Base Statistics Auto-generated metrics for the FOCUS specification knowledge base. ]]></description>
    <pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 14:44:39 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Charge Types and Categories</title>
    <link>https://bnelford.github.io/focus-spec-kb/concepts/charge-types-and-categories</link>
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    <description><![CDATA[ Charge Types and Categories FOCUS classifies every charge along two axes: what kind of charge it is (ChargeCategory/ChargeClass) and how it was priced (PricingCategory), plus the service’s functional category (ServiceCategory). ]]></description>
    <pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 14:44:39 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Cloud Provider Support</title>
    <link>https://bnelford.github.io/focus-spec-kb/concepts/cloud-provider-support</link>
    <guid>https://bnelford.github.io/focus-spec-kb/concepts/cloud-provider-support</guid>
    <description><![CDATA[ Cloud Provider Support AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, and Oracle Cloud all support native FOCUS-formatted billing exports, though implementation maturity and version support vary across providers. ]]></description>
    <pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 14:44:39 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Columns, Dimensions, and Metrics</title>
    <link>https://bnelford.github.io/focus-spec-kb/concepts/columns-dimensions-metrics</link>
    <guid>https://bnelford.github.io/focus-spec-kb/concepts/columns-dimensions-metrics</guid>
    <description><![CDATA[ Columns, Dimensions, and Metrics FOCUS organizes its schema into dimensions (categorical data), metrics (numeric values), and attributes (specification-wide requirements), creating a data model optimized for analytical queries. ]]></description>
    <pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 14:44:39 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Commitment Discounts</title>
    <link>https://bnelford.github.io/focus-spec-kb/concepts/commitment-discounts</link>
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    <description><![CDATA[ Commitment Discounts Commitment discounts are publicly available reduced pricing that requires a commitment to a specific spend or usage level over a defined term — the most complex pricing concept in FOCUS. ]]></description>
    <pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 14:44:39 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Contribution Process</title>
    <link>https://bnelford.github.io/focus-spec-kb/concepts/contribution-process</link>
    <guid>https://bnelford.github.io/focus-spec-kb/concepts/contribution-process</guid>
    <description><![CDATA[ Contribution Process Contributing to FOCUS requires signing the Membership Agreement via EasyCLA, then working through GitHub issues, pull requests, and Focus Groups using a hybrid contribution model. ]]></description>
    <pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 14:44:39 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Cost Columns</title>
    <link>https://bnelford.github.io/focus-spec-kb/concepts/cost-columns</link>
    <guid>https://bnelford.github.io/focus-spec-kb/concepts/cost-columns</guid>
    <description><![CDATA[ Cost Columns FOCUS defines four cost metrics — ListCost, ContractedCost, EffectiveCost, and BilledCost — that represent a charge at different stages of discount application, from retail price to invoice amount. ]]></description>
    <pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 14:44:39 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Data Generators</title>
    <link>https://bnelford.github.io/focus-spec-kb/concepts/data-generators</link>
    <guid>https://bnelford.github.io/focus-spec-kb/concepts/data-generators</guid>
    <description><![CDATA[ Data Generators The complete landscape of cloud, SaaS, data platform, and infrastructure providers that natively produce FOCUS-formatted billing data — the supply side of the FOCUS ecosystem. ]]></description>
    <pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 14:44:39 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Design Principles</title>
    <link>https://bnelford.github.io/focus-spec-kb/concepts/design-principles</link>
    <guid>https://bnelford.github.io/focus-spec-kb/concepts/design-principles</guid>
    <description><![CDATA[ Design Principles FOCUS is built on four core principles: iterative development, scenario-driven design, provider neutrality, and extensibility. ]]></description>
    <pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 14:44:39 GMT</pubDate>
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