specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
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/
provider: Cubic Corporation
providerId: cubic
publisherName: Cubic Corporation
serviceCategory: Transportation & Defense Systems
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:
  - Defense
  - Transportation
  - FinOps
  - FOCUS
description: 'FOCUS-aligned FinOps for Cubic: contract-priced transit and defense systems with embedded
  APIs; spend is tracked as project / milestone delivery rather than per-call usage.'
sources:
  - https://www.cubic.com/
notes: No public pricing. Treat Cubic spend as project-based; reconcile against the contract milestone
  schedule.
principles:
  - name: Visibility
    description: Track Cubic spend through contract milestones and delivered-system commissioning rather
      than API-call telemetry.
  - name: Allocation
    description: Allocate to the transit agency / mission program owning the contract; tag delivered
      stations / endpoints by route / theater.
  - name: Optimization
    description: Negotiate scope at contract milestones; consolidate vendor systems across modes / theaters
      to reduce duplicate licensing.
  - name: Accountability
    description: Program management and finance jointly own the Cubic contract; review milestone burn-down
      and change-orders quarterly.
domains:
  - name: Understand Usage and Cost
    capabilities:
      - Allocation
      - Reporting and Analytics
  - name: Quantify Business Value
    capabilities:
      - Forecasting
      - Budgeting
  - name: Optimize Usage and Cost
    capabilities:
      - Workload Optimization
  - name: Manage the FinOps Practice
    capabilities:
      - Invoicing and Chargeback
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Contract / Milestone
  billingFrequency: Per-Invoice
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
    - Purchase
    - Usage
    - Tax
    - Adjustment
  chargeFrequency: Milestone
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Cubic Corporation
  ServiceCategory: Transportation & Defense Systems
  ProviderName: Cubic Corporation
  PublisherName: Cubic Corporation
  InvoiceIssuerName: Cubic Corporation
  PricingCategory: Custom Contract
  BillingCurrency: USD
  ChargeCategory: Purchase
meters:
  - name: contract_milestones
    description: Delivered milestones under a Cubic systems contract
    unit: milestone
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - program
      - division
  - name: deployed_endpoints
    description: Cubic-installed endpoints (fare gates, ATM training systems, etc.)
    unit: endpoint
    aggregation: max
    dimensions:
      - site
      - region
  - name: api_requests
    description: API calls within delivered systems (not separately billed; observed for capacity)
    unit: request
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - api
      - tenant
apis:
  - name: Cubic Corporation API
    baseURL: https://api.cubic.com
    tags:
      - Defense
      - Transportation
      - Technology
    serviceName: Cubic Corporation API
    serviceCategory: API
unitEconomics:
  - name: Cost per Deployed Endpoint
    metric: billed_cost / deployed_endpoints
  - name: Cost per Active Consumer
    metric: billed_cost / active_consumers
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com