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Browse all IFO4 published standards, drafts under development, and standards under committee review.

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IFO4-RBCM-0.5:2026DraftWorking Draft

Reserved & Committed Pricing Model

Unified model for reserved instances, savings plans, committed use discounts, and other pre-purchase pricing across cloud providers.

TC-001: Cost & Usage Data 2026-03-20 56 pages
IFO4-PRISM-1.0:2026Published1st Edition

Provider-Agnostic Resource & Infrastructure Standard Model

Universal taxonomy for cloud and infrastructure cost data. Defines canonical resource types, pricing dimensions, and usage metrics across all providers.

TC-001: Cost & Usage Data 2026-03-18 142 pages
IFO4-AITCM-0.9:2026DraftWorking Draft

AI Training Cost Model

Cost modeling framework for AI/ML training workloads. Covers GPU cluster economics, data pipeline costs, and model training efficiency metrics.

TC-004: AI & Emerging Compute 2026-03-15 78 pages
IFO4-CCEM-0.8:2026DraftWorking Draft

Cloud Carbon Emission Metrics

Standard metrics for measuring and reporting carbon emissions from cloud infrastructure. Integrates with GHG Protocol and Science-Based Targets.

TC-005: Sustainability & Carbon 2026-03-10 92 pages
IFO4-SBOM-0.6:2026Under ReviewCommittee Draft

Service Bill of Materials for Cloud

Standard format for declaring the full cost composition of cloud services, including direct, indirect, and shared infrastructure costs.

TC-006: Enterprise Governance 2026-03-05 72 pages
IFO4-ULS-1.0:2026Published1st Edition

Universal Labeling Standard

Five-dimension identity labeling standard for cloud resources. Defines ifo4.<group>.<name> namespace convention for cross-platform tagging and metadata.

TC-001: Cost & Usage Data 2026-03-01 64 pages
IFO4-EMM-0.7:2026Under ReviewCommittee Draft

Enterprise Maturity Model for FinOps

Five-level maturity model for organizational FinOps capability. Defines assessment criteria, progression paths, and benchmarking methodologies.

TC-006: Enterprise Governance 2026-02-20 134 pages
IFO4-GCCF-1.0:2026Published1st Edition

Government Cloud Cost Framework

Comprehensive framework for government cloud financial management including appropriation mapping, FedRAMP cost tracking, and inter-agency chargeback.

TC-003: Government & Public Sector 2026-02-15 198 pages
IFO4-EXAM-1.0:2026Published1st Edition

IFO4 Professional Examination Framework

Framework for IFO4 professional certification examinations. Defines exam structure, scoring methodology, and continuing education requirements.

TC-002: Professional Competence 2026-02-10 48 pages
IFO4-FOCUS-2.0:2026Published2nd Edition

FinOps Open Cost & Usage Specification

Open specification for billing data normalization. Defines column schemas, data types, and transformation rules for multi-cloud cost consolidation.

TC-001: Cost & Usage Data 2026-02-01 112 pages
IFO4-CBK-1.0:2026Published1st Edition

FinOps Common Body of Knowledge

Defines the professional competence framework for Cloud Financial Operations practitioners. Foundation for IFO4 certification programs.

TC-002: Professional Competence 2026-01-20 86 pages
IFO4-KUBE-1.0:2026Published1st Edition

Kubernetes Cost Allocation Standard

Standard methodology for allocating shared Kubernetes cluster costs to workloads, namespaces, and business units.

TC-001: Cost & Usage Data 2026-01-10 88 pages