Getting the Most out of Every Dollar Spent in Cloud
summary
FinOps establishes measurable processes: create a central hub-and-spoke model for governance, give engineers near-real-time visibility through a data platform, and run iterative budgeting and unit-cost metrics so squads measure cost per release. Expect surprises — vendors report 35 to 45 percent overspend from overprovisioning — so add trend-based anomaly detection and prioritize quick wins (rate purchases, reserved capacity) before harder app-level optimizations. Start with visibility and allocation, then fold optimization recommendations into the SDLC and escalate from crawl to walk to run.
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chapters (11)
- 0:00Introductions
- 2:00What is FinOps
- 3:23Principles of FinOps
- 5:40Value of FinOps
- 7:38FinOps Removes Organizational Silence
- 10:12Breaking Down Silos
- 11:40Agile DevOps Culture
- 13:40Accountability
- 21:12Fidelity
- 26:20Finnops
- 28:22Audience Questions
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