Shadow Waste Assessment

🔍 What It Does

• 🖥️ Compute Ghosts detection - identifies unused VMs, oversized instances, and zombie processes across all platforms
• 💾 Storage Specters scanning - finds orphaned disks, forgotten snapshots, and redundant backups bleeding monthly costs
• 🌐 Network Phantoms identification - discovers idle load balancers, unused IPs, and orphaned network interfaces
• ⚡ PaaS Poltergeists hunting - locates empty app services, unused functions, and idle databases consuming resources
• 👹 Governance Goblins assessment - evaluates poor tagging, missing ownership, and lack of cost policies
• 🦠 Process Parasites analysis - identifies manual inefficiencies and missing automation opportunities
• 📊 Interactive web-based assessment tool with progress tracking and real-time savings calculations
• 🏢 Multi-cloud platform coverage with platform-specific detection methods and cost models
• 💰 Comprehensive cost impact analysis with monthly and annual savings projections
• 📋 90-day implementation roadmap with emergency cleanup, quick wins, and automation phases
• 📄 Professional assessment reports with executive summaries and detailed action plans
• 🎯 Priority-based recommendations focusing on high-impact, low-effort optimizations first

⚙️ Requirements Checklist

• ✅ Cloud console access with read permissions for comprehensive resource discovery across platforms
• ✅ Basic CLI tools (AWS CLI, Azure CLI, gcloud, OCI CLI) for automated detection commands
• ✅ Web browser for interactive assessment tool and report generation
• ✅ 2-3 hours of uninterrupted time for thorough multi-cloud assessment
• ✅ Spreadsheet or note-taking application for tracking findings and action items
• ✅ Administrative permissions for implementing recommended changes and cleanup actions

📌 Talk Nerdy Tip:

Start with high-priority items (unused compute instances, orphaned storage) for maximum immediate impact. Focus on one cloud platform at a time to avoid overwhelm. Like organizing a professional kitchen, systematic assessment prevents waste accumulation and maintains cost discipline. Schedule monthly reviews to catch new shadow waste before it compounds. 👨‍🍳