45% of CFOs say the primary financial benefit of cloud cost optimization is increased budget flexibility to fund innovation.

37% of CFOs cite higher utilization of existing infrastructure as a financial benefit of cloud cost optimization.

39% of CFOs cite better forecasting and budgeting as a top financial benefit of cloud cost optimization.

42% of CFOs identify improved margins and profitability as a top financial benefit of cloud cost optimization.

39% of CFOs report stronger alignment between IT spend and business outcomes as a main benefit of cloud cost optimization.