How to “do FinOps” with CloudHealth by VMware
summary
CloudHealth claims management of over $13 billion in multi‑cloud spend and more than 10,000 customers, and shows concrete FinOps steps: find and terminate “zombie assets,” rightsize instances using 13 months of telemetry, exchange convertible RIs and buy Savings Plans from recommendations, and enforce policies with automated actions. Reported outcomes include average ~25% cost savings, ClickSoftware 400% ROI in two weeks, Toast $50k saved in one month, and Experian $1.7M+ realized savings to date.
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chapters (21)
- 0:00Intro
- 0:23Agenda
- 0:59Background
- 3:28CloudHealth Framework
- 3:54CloudHealth Maturity Model
- 6:43Cutting Costs
- 7:53Visibility
- 9:45Analyze
- 10:49Optimize Cloud Spending
- 12:10Pro Tip
- 12:48Step 1 Optimization
- 14:15Step 2 Right Sizing
- 15:36Step 3 Optimization
- 16:36Compute Savings Plans
- 17:29Set Specific KPIs
- 18:11Governance and Automation
- 19:48Policies
- 21:30Overview
- 21:59Clicksoft
- 23:28Toast
- 24:43Experian
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