Sources
All URLs and references consulted during the research and compilation of this knowledge base.
Official FOCUS Resources
- FOCUS Homepage — official project website
- What is FOCUS? — overview and introduction
- About FOCUS — governance and organizational context
- FOCUS Specification page — links to all published versions
- FOCUS Specification v1.0
- FOCUS Specification v1.1
- FOCUS Specification v1.2
- FOCUS Specification v1.3
- FOCUS Column Library — browseable column reference
- FOCUS FAQs — frequently asked questions
- Getting Started with FOCUS — onboarding guide
- FOCUS Vendor Adoption — vendor adoption tracker
- FOCUS Specification v1.1 (PDF)
- FOCUS Specification v1.2 (PDF)
GitHub Repositories
- FinOps-Open-Cost-and-Usage-Spec Organization — main GitHub org
- FOCUS_Spec Repository — specification source
- FOCUS_Spec Overview (working draft) — design rationale
- FOCUS_Spec Glossary (working draft) — term definitions
- Foundation Repository — charter and governance
- FOCUS-Sample-Data — sample datasets
- focus_requirements_model_analyzer — requirements visualization
- focus_extraction_test — requirements extraction
- EasyCLA Repository — membership management
- focus_converters — billing data converters
- focus_validator — dataset validator
FinOps Foundation
- FinOps Foundation — parent foundation
- FOCUS 1.0 GA Announcement
- FOCUS 1.1 Available
- Introducing FOCUS 1.2
- Introducing FOCUS 1.3
- FOCUS Sandbox Announcement
- FinOps Tool Vendors Adopt FOCUS
- Adopting FOCUS
- Chargeback Capability
Linux Foundation
Cloud Provider Documentation
- AWS Data Exports for FOCUS 1.0 GA
- AWS FOCUS 1.0 Preview Announcement
- AWS FOCUS Column Dictionary
- Google Cloud FOCUS v1.0 GA Blog
- Microsoft Azure FOCUS Overview
- Azure Cost Management FOCUS Schema
Microsoft Learning FOCUS Series
- Learning FOCUS: Cost columns
- Learning FOCUS: Charge types and pricing models
- Learning FOCUS: Commitment discounts
- Learning FOCUS: Prices + quantities
- FOCUS: An open specification for cloud cost transparency
- Moving from FOCUS 1.0 preview to 1.0
- Azure FOCUS Blog Post
Third-Party Analysis and Coverage
- nOps — Essential Guide to FinOps FOCUS
- Holori — FinOps FOCUS Explained
- GlobalDots — FinOps FOCUS Overview
- Umbrella — FinOps FOCUS Benefits and Practices
- DevOps.com — FOCUS Aims to Standardize Cloud Billing
- Network World — FinOps Foundation Sharpens FOCUS
- SD Times — FOCUS 1.3 Shared Resource Costs
- AI Journal — FOCUS 1.3 Launch
- APMdigest — FOCUS 1.3
- Economize — FOCUS Converters
- PointFive — FOCUS Initiative
- Archera — FOCUS 1.2 for Azure
- Vantage — FOCUS-Compatible Exports
- PR Newswire — FOCUS 1.3
- Manas Mondal — Understanding FOCUS