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: Tanium
providerId: tanium
publisherName: Tanium Inc.
serviceCategory: Endpoint Management
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:
  - Endpoint Management
  - Security
  - FinOps
  - FOCUS
description: FinOps placeholder for Tanium. Subscription is sized by endpoint count and selected
  modules; no public per-meter rate card is published.
sources:
  - https://www.tanium.com/products/tanium-platform/
notes: No public billing surface. Meter list reflects the dominant unit of consumption (endpoints)
  but exact rate is not publicly disclosed.
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Custom / Contact Sales
  billingFrequency: Annual
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
    - Purchase
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Tanium
  ServiceCategory: Endpoint Management
  ProviderName: Tanium
  PublisherName: Tanium Inc.
  InvoiceIssuerName: Tanium Inc.
  BillingCurrency: USD
meters:
  - name: endpoint_subscription
    unit: endpoint
    aggregation: max
    dimensions:
      - module
principles:
  - name: Visibility
    description: Endpoint and module consumption is visible in the Tanium console; cost-side
      visibility lives in the customer's procurement records against the Tanium subscription
      invoice.
  - name: Allocation
    description: Allocation is performed by tagging endpoints to business units inside Tanium and
      reconciling against the subscription line items.
  - name: Optimization
    description: Optimization levers include module right-sizing, retiring unused modules at renewal,
      and consolidating endpoint coverage.
  - name: Accountability
    description: Accountability sits with the security or endpoint operations team that owns the
      Tanium subscription.
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com