Power Schedule Adherence Rate
Definition
Measures the practice of adhering to predefined schedules, e.g. automated starting, stopping, or modifying the power state of virtual machines (VMs) or other cloud resources. CSPs offer the ability to control the power state of these resources, allowing users to conserve resources, reduce costs, and optimize performance by dynamically adjusting their availability based on demand.
Formula, as published
Power schedule adherence percentage per month = (Total number of hours the system is required to run/Total number of hours the system is running)
- Data sources:
- Scheduler Logs Uptime Metrics
- Note:
- A higher percentage means better adherence.
Calculate it
Example values to start with; replace them with yours.
From the FinOps Foundation
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Definition and formula: Power Schedule Adherence Rate, FinOps KPI library, FinOps Foundation, licensed CC BY 4.0, read 16 Oct 2026. Changed: HTML removed, dashes and British spellings changed, formula split from its data sources and examples. The calculator and the notes are Finitizer’s.
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