Tokyo, Japan (February 3, 2025) - Alphaus Inc., a leading innovator in cloud financial management, is proud to announce that its flagship platform, Octo, has been officially recognized as a FinOps Certified Platform by the FinOps Foundation. This certification establishes Octo as the first and only FinOps Certified Platform in Japan and Southeast Asia, reinforcing Alphaus’ position as a trailblazer in cloud cost management solutions.

Octo: Your Ultimate FinOps Companion

Octo is a cloud cost management and optimization platform designed to help businesses and organizations monitor, analyze, and optimize their cloud spending across multiple cloud service providers, including AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud—all within a single platform. With features such as:

☑️ Cost Groups: Helps break down data into bite-sized and easy-to-understand scopes. 

☑️ Unit Economics: Gain clarity on where costs are going by splitting them across products, teams, or business units.

☑️ Recommendations: Discover actionable insights from Octo’s recommendations feature.

☑️ Cost Reports: Visualize and analyze cloud cost performance any time with ease.

☑️ Alerts Management: Stay on top of your cloud expenses with customized notifications for cost groups, budgets, and anomalies.

Octo empowers businesses and organizations to take control of their cloud finances and maximize their cloud investments.

Statement from Alphaus Inc.

“We are thrilled to announce that Octo has been recognized as a FinOps Certified Platform,” said Hajime Hirose, CEO of Alphaus Inc. “This achievement reflects our dedication to helping businesses navigate the complexities of cloud financial management. As the first and only certified platform in Japan and Southeast Asia, Octo is uniquely positioned to support organizations in their FinOps journey, driving cost savings and operational excellence.”

Why This Certification Matters

The FinOps Certified Platform certification is available to FinOps Foundation members that build, license, and deliver a commercial software product, or are founding maintainers of an open source software FinOps tool project, with features that are aligned to the FinOps Framework Capabilities. A FinOps Platform enables FinOps Personas to perform activities and adopt FinOps best practices. This certification extends beyond software functionality to take into consideration FinOps experience, FinOps community contributions, and FinOps community engagement.

Achieving the FinOps Certified Platform status is a significant milestone for Octo and Alphaus Inc. as it underscores the platform’s commitment to delivering best solutions that align with the evolving needs of modern enterprises. This certification ensures that Octo is a trusted and globally recognized tool for implementing FinOps practices, enabling them to:

☑️Gain deeper visibility into multi-cloud spending.

☑️Optimize cloud resources and reduce waste.

☑️Foster collaboration between teams.

☑️Achieve greater financial accountability and operational efficiency.

About Alphaus Inc.

Alphaus Inc. is a VC-backed tech company on a mission to simplify cloud computing for everyone, specializing in Cloud Financial Management (CFM) solutions. It helps cloud service partners and other businesses understand, manage, and optimize complex cloud spending, billing, and resource allocation to maximize their ROI on cloud investments.

Explore how Octo can help you transform your cloud cost management today:
👉Schedule a demo: https://calendly.com/alphaus-demo/octo?month=2025-02
👉Visit our website: https://www.alphaus.cloud/en/octo

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