specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: ABM Industries
providerId: abm-industries
created: '2026-05-04'
# Provenance stamped 2026-08-11: this artifact was written by the API Evangelist
# bulk sweep dated 2026-05-04, not harvested from the provider. See roadmap#35.
method: generated
modified: '2026-05-05'
reconciled: false
tags:
  - Facilities Management
  - Engineering
  - FinOps
  - FOCUS
description: ABM Connect is bundled with ABM facilities-services contracts; there is no metered API invoice.
  FinOps mapping is structural only.
notes: No public developer pricing — placeholder only. Costs flow through the master services contract,
  not a metered API line item.
sources:
  - https://www.abm.com/abm-connect
alignedWith:
  framework: FinOps Foundation Framework
  frameworkUrl: https://www.finops.org/framework/
  dataSpec: FOCUS
  dataSpecVersion: '1.3'
  dataSpecUrl: https://focus.finops.org/focus-specification/v1-3/
publisherName: ABM Industries Incorporated
serviceCategory: Facilities Management
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Contract
  billingFrequency: Per-Invoice
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
    - Purchase
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: ABM Connect
  ServiceCategory: Facilities Management
  ProviderName: ABM Industries
  PublisherName: ABM Industries Incorporated
  InvoiceIssuerName: ABM Industries Incorporated
  BillingCurrency: USD
meters:
  - name: services_contract
    description: Facilities-services contract bundle — not a metered API unit.
    unit: contract
    aggregation: count
    dimensions:
      - customer
      - service_line
principles:
  - name: Visibility
    description: ABM Connect dashboards expose facility, financial, and IoT data to the customer; track
      usage as part of facilities operations rather than a metered API.
  - name: Allocation
    description: Allocate cost to the facilities-management or real-estate function that owns the ABM
      services contract.
  - name: Optimization
    description: Optimize by tuning IoT polling cadence and analytics-job frequency inside ABM Connect
      to actual decision needs.
  - name: Accountability
    description: Real-estate / facilities leadership owns the ABM relationship; IT owns the data-feed
      integration. Review usage during quarterly business reviews.
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com