FinOps Weekly
1st Anniversary Giveaway
Together with Flexera
It’s our 1st Anniversary! A huge thank you for being part of the FinOps Weekly family this past year. To celebrate this milestone and show our appreciation, we’ve partnered with our friends at Flexera to give away three exclusive licenses for the highly-rated Mastering FinOps course! Ready to level up your FinOps skills?
Win a Mastering FinOps Course Licenses!
3 Opportunities for Participants
- What it is: A hands-on, live course designed to make you a top-tier FinOps practitioner.
- Instructor: Taught by renowned FinOps Author and FinOps Lead at B2Impact, Alfonso San Miguel.
- Value: Each course license is valued at €599 EUR.
- Delivery: Winners will receive a unique code via email to redeem their course access.
What's the course about?
Mastering FinOps: Naming Conventions and Tagging is designed to teach you how to manage and optimize cloud costs through effective naming and tagging strategies across AWS, GCP, and Azure.
You’ll learn how to overcome common challenges like inconsistent naming, lack of standardization, human error, and hidden costs. The course provides practical, hands-on techniques to streamline your FinOps processes, enforce consistency, and gain full visibility into cloud spending.
By the end, you’ll be equipped to:
Implement standardized naming and tagging strategies
Automate cost management using Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
Detect and act on cost optimization opportunities
Lead your organization with in-demand FinOps skills
This course is perfect for anyone looking to gain control over cloud expenses and drive operational efficiency.
What does the course include?
- 9 interactive live sessions
- Lifetime access to course materials
- 5 in-depth lessons
- Direct access to instructor
- 5 projects to apply learnings
- Guided feedback & reflection
- Private community of peers
- Course certificate upon completion
What will you learn in this course?
In this course, you’ll master the fundamentals of Naming Conventions and Tagging within a FinOps strategy to better manage and allocate cloud costs across AWS, GCP, Azure, and Kubernetes.
You will learn how to:
Use naming conventions to infer resource details, ensure consistency, and simplify cloud management.
Leverage tagging to classify, filter, and group resources for better cost visibility and operational efficiency.
Automate naming and tagging with Infrastructure as Code (IaC), gaining benefits like version control, standardization, and deployment automation.
Enforce tagging policies to ensure company-wide compliance and prevent misconfigured resources.
Monitor and audit tags using tools and dashboards across all major cloud providers.
By the end of the course, you’ll have the skills and tools to take full control of your cloud environment and FinOps practices.
How to Enter?
Getting your chance to win is simple:
1. Submit Your Email: Enter your email address in the Giveaway box below to secure your initial entry.
2. Earn More Entries (Increase Your Chances!): Want to boost your odds? Complete additional actions listed in the giveaway widget below. Each action earns you points, and more points mean a higher probability of winning in our random drawing! Actions may include things like following us on social media or sharing the giveaway.
3. Refer Friends: Share this giveaway with your colleagues and friends! You’ll earn extra points for each person who enters through your unique referral link (available in the widget).
Giveaway Period
Starts
May 8st, 2025 at 00:00 Central European Summer Time (CEST)
Ends
May 15th, 2025 at 23:00 Central European Summer Time (CEST)
Eligibility Summary
- Open worldwide.
- Must be 16 years of age or older to enter.
FAQ
What exactly is the prize?
We are giving away three (3) individual licenses for the Mastering FinOps course, taught live by FinOps author Alfonso San Miguel. Each license is valued at €599 EUR.
How many winners will there be?
There will be three (3) winners selected in total, each receiving one course license.
How do I enter the giveaway?
A: Simply submit your email address using the entry form/widget on this page. That’s your first entry!
How can I get more entries or increase my chances?
After submitting your email, you’ll see options within the giveaway widget to complete additional actions (like following on social media, referring friends, etc.). Each action you complete earns you points, which increases your probability in the random drawing. Check the widget for all available actions!
When does the giveaway start and end?
The giveaway starts on May 1st, 2025 at 00:00 CEST and ends on May 15th, 2025 at 23:00 CEST.
Who is eligible to enter?
The giveaway is open worldwide to anyone aged 16 years or older.
How will the winners be chosen?
Winners will be selected through a random drawing weighted by the number of points accumulated through entries and actions. The drawing will take place on May 16th, 2025.
How will I know if I won?
The three winners will be notified directly via the email address they used to enter on May 16th, 2025. We may also announce the winners on LinkedIn, but the official notification will be via email.
If I win, how do I get the prize?
Winners will receive an email containing a unique code and instructions on how to redeem their Mastering FinOps course license.
IMPORTANT: Prize will be sent after a shared post is made by the winner.
Do I need to pay anything to enter?
No, there is no purchase necessary to enter or win this giveaway.
Where can I find the complete official rules?
The full terms and conditions are available in the Official Rules. You can usually find the link within or near the giveaway entry widget on this page. (Ensure this link is provided by the giveaway platform).
Who is sponsoring this giveaway?
This 1st Anniversary giveaway for FinOps Weekly is kindly sponsored by Flexera.
Sponsors
This giveaway is sponsored by Flexera. Happy 1st Anniversary to FinOps Weekly!
