SoftwareOne case study

Statens vegvesen builds structure and control in the cloud

Together with SoftwareOne, Statens vegvesen has turned a fast-growing cloud into a governed, predictable and cost-effective platform built to scale.

Statens vegvesen is undergoing a comprehensive digital transformation in which cloud services play an increasingly important role. The agency is responsible for planning, building, operating and maintaining Norway's national and European roads, as well as traffic safety and the development of a safe, efficient transport system for the whole country.

Working together with SoftwareOne, Statens vegvesen has gained greater insight, clearer governance and better control of its cloud costs — and laid the foundation for a cloud platform that can grow safely and sustainably in the years ahead. The result is a smarter, more predictable and far more cost-effective use of the cloud.

Microsoft Azure
Chosen as the agency's primary cloud platform, consolidating from multiple providers
4 cloud platforms
Monthly cost reporting delivered across Azure, AWS, GCP and OCI
A shared FinOps practice
Established with SoftwareOne for predictable, controlled cloud spend

Client: Statens vegvesen (the Norwegian Public Roads Administration)
Industry: Public sector, Transportation
Platform: Azure Cloud
Services: FinOps Services, Cloud Services
Country: Norway

Building cost control for a fast-growing cloud platform

Statens vegvesen is responsible for planning, building, operating and maintaining Norway's national and European roads, alongside traffic safety, vehicle and driving-license administration, and the development of a safe, efficient transport system for the whole country. To deliver these services, the agency increasingly relies on cloud technology.

Historically, Statens vegvesen used several cloud solutions from different providers. As its cloud footprint grew, so did the need for stronger governance models and tighter financial control. The agency wanted to make FinOps an integrated part of its cloud strategy - clarifying responsibility, improving cost allocation and enabling continuous optimization. With cloud volumes expected to increase significantly towards autumn 2026, establishing structure, insight and cost control from the outset became essential to scaling safely and sustainably.

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A shared FinOps practice, built and run with SoftwareOne

To put financial governance at the heart of its cloud strategy, Statens vegvesen partnered with SoftwareOne to establish a shared FinOps practice. The approach brings technical and financial perspectives together — clarifying who is responsible for what, giving deeper insight into consumption, ensuring more precise cost allocation and making continuous optimization possible. The outcome is a scalable basis for governance that supports predictable, controlled use of cloud resources.

SoftwareOne supported the IT division's competence center for public cloud services with both strategic and operational FinOps expertise. The work covered the further development of frameworks, governance models and working processes that give the agency a clearer overview and tighter control of its cloud use. SoftwareOne and Statens vegvesen also built a solution for collecting and visualizing cloud consumption data, which has since been further developed and managed to ensure continuous insight into an ever-evolving cloud estate. Together, this gave the agency both strategic direction and practical, day-to-day support in keeping costs under control.

Strategic anchoring of FinOps across the organization
Maturity assessments, competence building and training
Further development of roles, responsibilities and governance models
Support for cost control, reporting and analysis
Insight into historical and future cloud use
Developing a model for cost insight in Power BI
Further developing and managing the Power BI model for cost insight and governance of cloud consumption
Preparing a FinOps framework and supporting documentation
Reporting cloud consumption across Statens vegvesen's public cloud platforms

We currently have a relatively small cloud, but we are moving towards a completely different level. When that happens, it is crucial to have control of costs from the very start.

Trine Hansen

Statens vegvesen

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Alongside this strategic support, SoftwareOne delivered monthly cost reports spanning Azure, AWS, GCP and OCI. These reports gave Statens vegvesen clear insight into consumption trends, optimization opportunities and sustainability data — turning a complex, multi-cloud estate into something the agency can read, understand and act on every month.

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A solid foundation for sustainable value in the cloud

With a shared FinOps practice in place, Statens vegvesen has moved from broad, fragmented cloud use to a clear, strategic approach built around Microsoft Azure as its primary platform. The agency now has greater insight into its consumption, clearer governance and far better control of its cloud costs — and, just as importantly, the structures and tooling to keep that control as its cloud estate grows.

This matters because the platform is developing quickly, with volumes expected to rise significantly towards autumn 2026. By establishing cost control, reporting and governance early — supported by a Power BI model that provides continuous insight into consumption — Statens vegvesen has laid the groundwork for a cloud platform that can scale safely, predictably and sustainably. The combination of technical insight and strong financial understanding, backed by a deliberate focus on building internal competence, gives the agency a smarter and far more cost-effective way of working in the cloud.

The agency combines financial understanding with technical insight, and has placed great emphasis on building competence and securing buy-in across the organization.

Gianni Feraco

Account Manager, SoftwareOne

From SoftwareOne's perspective, Statens vegvesen stands out as an organization that pairs technical insight with strong financial understanding, and that invests in building competence and securing buy-in across the organization. This approach gives the agency a solid starting point for taking control of its cloud economics and for continuing to develop digital services in a responsible, efficient and sustainable way.