FinOps on AWS: Accelerated outcomes to maximize ROI
summary
Walks through concrete FinOps steps: pull AWS billing data, run low‑hanging optimizations, set budgets and weekly reports, and automate power‑off for nonproduction. Recommends committed discounts—reserved instances and savings plans—for 60–75% savings when appropriate, plus RI lifecycle tools like Zesty and ProsperOps and Reliable Spot to shift suitable workloads. Shows a real roadmap that produces $3M annual net savings. Offers engagement options: a 6–8 week FinOps accelerator, 6–12–24 month advisory, or managed FinOps, and a toolchain including Inscape free cloud cost management and a Slack‑based storage optimizer.
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chapters (11)
- 0:00Introduction to FinOps
- 1:11FinOps maturity lifecycle
- 1:59Data acquisition and quick wins
- 3:03Committed use discounts
- 4:29RI management tools
- 5:14Spot instance reliability
- 6:20IT roadmap savings
- 7:05FinOps team and stakeholders
- 8:11CDW FinOps services
- 9:37Inscape tool overview
- 10:20Storage optimizer demo
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