Fannie Mae

The Challenge

Fannie Mae needed to manage large-scale AWS infrastructure costs while maintaining compliance and financial transparency across a complex multi-account environment. As one of the nation's largest financial institutions, they needed more than a one-time savings engagement — they needed a lasting FinOps framework that empowered internal teams to manage costs proactively and sustain value over time.

The Solution

• Performed continuous usage and rate optimization assessments, providing ongoing cost insights that enabled Fannie Mae to reinvest savings into strategic cloud initiatives
• Developed and implemented a comprehensive tagging strategy, standardizing cost-allocation keys (Application, Environment, BusinessUnit, Owner) across tens of millions of cloud resources
• Leveraged Cloudsaver Tag Automation to cleanse, normalize, and maintain more than 10 million active tags
• Configured cost allocation strategy within the platform, mapping accounts, tags, and cost categories to internal cost centers and integrating results into their centralized IT performance dashboard
• Delivered training sessions, documentation, and onboarding plans enabling internal teams to manage FinOps operations independently
• Provided dedicated FinOps service hours for ongoing planning, forecasting, and reporting

The Relationship

What began as a managed FinOps engagement evolved into a strategic, long-term partnership. Cloudsaver created training plans, documentation, and automation frameworks that continue to guide new staff as Fannie Mae's cloud footprint grows. Even after more than three years of partnership, Fannie Mae independently uses these resources to maintain governance — supported by Cloudsaver's platform and periodic advisory sessions.