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Cloud Architecture & FinOps Advisory

Reduce cloud waste.
Fix the architecture.
Govern spend with confidence.

We help technology and finance leaders find hidden cloud waste, correct architecture inefficiencies, and stand up FinOps governance across AWS, Azure, Oracle Cloud, and multicloud.

Built for mission-critical platforms — not generic bill-shaving.
Cloud spend trajectory
$148,200/mo −31.4% reclaimed
12-month run-rate, post-engagement
Uncontrolled growth With Northbound Waste reclaimed
Cloud Architecture & FinOps Advisory

Reduce cloud waste. Fix the architecture. Govern spend with confidence.

We help technology and finance leaders find hidden cloud waste, correct architecture inefficiencies, and stand up FinOps governance across AWS, Azure, Oracle Cloud, and multicloud.

Built for mission-critical platforms — not generic bill-shaving.
Assessment snapshot Illustrative
Gross cloud spend$148,200/mo
Idle & oversized$31,400
Untagged spend38%
Reclaimable run-rate−31.4%
Cloud spend trajectory −31.4% reclaimed
Uncontrolled growth With Northbound
Est. monthly savings $46,500
Across the stack
AWSMicrosoft AzureOracle CloudGoogle Cloud TerraformKubernetesWebLogicOracle DB PostgreSQLGrafanaPrometheusCloudflare
The real problem

Cloud waste is rarely just a billing problem. It's the visible symptom of architecture drift, weak governance, unclear ownership, and missing operational discipline.

25–40%

of cloud spend is commonly wasted through idle, oversized, duplicated, or poorly governed resources.

Architecture

Most cost issues trace back to architecture drift, weak tagging, unclear ownership, or no cost accountability — not the invoice.

Cross-team

Effective FinOps needs engineering, finance, product, and leadership aligned — dashboards alone don't fix it.

Early > late

Decisions made early prevent recurring monthly waste before it gets embedded into the platform.

Services

Diagnosis, correction,
governance, and execution.

Consultancy packaged like a product — clear scope, clear deliverables, clear outcomes. No custom-consulting swamp.

01

Cloud Cost & Architecture Assessment

A focused review of cloud spend, architecture patterns, resource utilization, and governance gaps — for companies that know the bill is too high but need a clear, defensible action plan.

Diagnose
Deliverables
  • Cloud spend review
  • Waste & risk map
  • Architecture efficiency review
  • Quick-win savings plan
  • Executive summary
  • 30 / 60 / 90-day roadmap
02

FinOps Governance Setup

A practical operating model for cloud financial accountability — ownership, tagging standards, budget alerts, cost allocation, reporting cadence, and executive visibility.

Govern
Deliverables
  • Tagging & labeling strategy
  • Budget & alerting framework
  • Cost allocation model
  • Showback / chargeback guidance
  • FinOps operating cadence
  • KPI dashboard requirements
03

Cloud Architecture Modernization

Architecture advisory for complex, mission-critical platforms — resilience, scalability, cost drivers, security posture, networking, database patterns, and operational readiness.

Modernize
Deliverables
  • Target architecture recommendations
  • HA / DR & resilience review
  • Network & security design review
  • Compute / DB / storage optimization
  • Migration / modernization roadmap
  • Implementation guidance
04

Oracle Cloud & Multicloud Advisory

Specialized advisory for organizations running Oracle workloads, WebLogic, databases, ERP platforms, or hybrid/multicloud across OCI, AWS, and Azure.

Specialize
Deliverables
  • OCI architecture review
  • Oracle workload modernization
  • WebLogic & database advisory
  • Multicloud governance model
  • Resilience & DR planning
  • Cost & capacity optimization
05

Executive Cloud Control Tower

A service-supported reporting model that gives leadership visibility into cloud cost, risk, efficiency, and operational health — decision-ready, every month.

Operate
Deliverables
  • Executive cloud KPI framework
  • Monthly cost & risk report
  • Savings opportunity tracker
  • Budget variance reporting
  • Cloud governance scorecard
  • Decision-ready recommendations
01Diagnose

Cloud Cost & Architecture Assessment

A focused review of cloud spend, architecture patterns, resource utilization, and governance gaps — for companies that know the bill is too high but need a clear, defensible action plan.

Deliverables
  • Cloud spend review
  • Waste & risk map
  • Architecture review
  • Quick-win savings plan
  • Executive summary
  • 30 / 60 / 90-day roadmap
02Govern

FinOps Governance Setup

A practical operating model for cloud financial accountability — ownership, tagging standards, budget alerts, cost allocation, reporting cadence, and executive visibility.

Deliverables
  • Tagging & labeling strategy
  • Budget & alerting framework
  • Cost allocation model
  • Showback / chargeback
  • FinOps operating cadence
  • KPI dashboard spec
03Modernize

Cloud Architecture Modernization

Architecture advisory for complex, mission-critical platforms — resilience, scalability, cost drivers, security posture, networking, database patterns, and operational readiness.

Deliverables
  • Target architecture
  • HA / DR & resilience review
  • Network & security review
  • Compute / DB / storage tuning
  • Modernization roadmap
  • Implementation guidance
04Specialize

Oracle Cloud & Multicloud Advisory

Specialized advisory for organizations running Oracle workloads, WebLogic, databases, ERP platforms, or hybrid/multicloud across OCI, AWS, and Azure.

Deliverables
  • OCI architecture review
  • Oracle workload modernization
  • WebLogic & DB advisory
  • Multicloud governance
  • Resilience & DR planning
  • Cost & capacity optimization
05Operate

Executive Cloud Control Tower

A service-supported reporting model that gives leadership visibility into cloud cost, risk, efficiency, and operational health — decision-ready, every month. The future product, sold today as a service.

Deliverables
  • Executive cloud KPI framework
  • Monthly cost & risk report
  • Savings opportunity tracker
  • Budget variance reporting
  • Cloud governance scorecard
  • Decision-ready recommendations
Who we help

For teams where bad architecture already costs real money.

Not tiny startups with a $300 bill. Organizations with enough cloud complexity that drift, duplication, and weak ownership compound into six- and seven-figure waste.

CIO / CTOHead of InfrastructureCloud Director VP EngineeringCFO / FinanceIT Manager
Ideal engagement profile
Monthly cloud spend$5K → $250K+
EnvironmentAWS · Azure · OCI · Multicloud
WorkloadsOracle · ERP · DB · WebLogic
StageMigration · Modernization · Cost-cut
Org signalFinance & Eng not yet aligned
Engagements

Productized and
scoped up front.

Pick the entry point that matches where you are. Every engagement ends with decisions a leadership team can act on.

Most popular

Cloud Assessment Sprint

2–3 weeks

For companies that need a clear view of waste, risk, and quick wins.

  • ✓ Spend & architecture review
  • ✓ Waste analysis
  • ✓ Prioritized savings opportunities
  • ✓ Executive report
  • ✓ 30 / 60 / 90-day roadmap
Discuss scope

FinOps Foundation

4–6 weeks

For teams that need governance, accountability, and reporting discipline.

  • ✓ Tagging standards
  • ✓ Budget & alerting model
  • ✓ Cost allocation framework
  • ✓ Governance cadence
  • ✓ Dashboard requirements & reporting template
Discuss scope

Architecture Optimization

6–10 weeks

For companies where cost, reliability, and architecture are tightly connected.

  • ✓ Architecture review
  • ✓ Resilience & HA/DR assessment
  • ✓ Platform optimization plan
  • ✓ Cloud operating model
  • ✓ Implementation guidance
Discuss scope

Monthly Cloud Governance

Ongoing

For teams that need ongoing executive visibility and cost control.

  • ✓ Monthly cloud spend review
  • ✓ Savings tracker
  • ✓ Governance scorecard
  • ✓ Architecture risk review
  • ✓ Executive reporting & advisory sessions
Discuss scope

Every engagement is scoped to your cloud footprint, number of accounts/subscriptions, and architecture complexity. Book an assessment and we'll scope the right engagement together — no guaranteed-savings claims, just a clear plan.

Why Northbound

Cost is a symptom.
We treat the cause.

01

We treat cloud cost as an architecture and governance problem — not just a billing problem.

02

We connect technical decisions directly to financial impact.

03

We understand mission-critical environments, Oracle workloads, HA/DR, and enterprise cloud operations.

04

We deliver practical roadmaps — not vague recommendations.

05

We help leadership decide with cost, risk, and reliability visible at the same time.

06

Packaged like a product: assess, roadmap, dashboard, governance model, execution support.

01

We treat cloud cost as an architecture and governance problem — not just a billing problem.

02

We connect technical decisions directly to financial impact.

03

We understand mission-critical environments, Oracle workloads, HA/DR, and enterprise cloud operations.

04

We deliver practical roadmaps — not vague recommendations.

05

We help leadership decide with cost, risk, and reliability visible at the same time.

Fernando Cuellar, Founder
Founder

Fernando Cuellar

Cloud Solutions Architect & DevOps

Fernando specializes in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, multicloud architecture, HA/DR design, governance, observability, Terraform, automation, and enterprise cloud operations.

He helps organizations design and operate mission-critical cloud platforms with a focus on resilience, security, observability, and cost discipline — connecting architecture decisions to operational risk, financial impact, and executive-level decision making.

Behind every engagement is a highly professionalized, certified team of cloud architects and DevOps engineers — with active certifications across AWS, Azure, Oracle Cloud, Kubernetes, Terraform, and FinOps.

Team certifications
AWS CertifiedMicrosoft AzureOracle Cloud (OCI)Kubernetes (CKA)TerraformFinOps Certified
Oracle Certified · 2025 Active Oracle Cloud Infrastructure credentials held on the team
Oracle Certified Professional — OCI Migration Architect 2025Oracle Certified Professional — OCI Multicloud Architect 2025Oracle Certified Foundations Associate — OCI AI Foundations 2025Oracle Certified Foundations Associate — Oracle Data Platform Foundations 2025Oracle Certified Foundations Associate — OCI Foundations 2025
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