FinOps Weekly

Join us as we talk with Olfa from Azure Cloud Academy about why FinOps implementations often take longer than expected. We explore the gaps between FinOps theory and real-world production, the importance of understanding business value, and the role of cultural practices in achieving cloud cost efficiency.
Discover the common pitfalls, including ownership issues, alert fatigue, and the challenge of balancing automated remediation with contextual actions. Gain valuable insights into building trust within engineering teams, optimizing anomaly detection, and effective monitoring practices.
00:00 Intro
00:26 Understanding the FinOps Framework 00:39 Bridging the Gap Between Theory and Practice
03:07 Challenges in FinOps Implementation 05:19 Addressing Anomalies in FinOps
07:55 Effective Alert Management
10:28 Automation in FinOps: Best Practices 15:25 Common Pitfalls in FinOps
17:15 Final Thoughts and Advice
18:22 Conclusion and Next Steps

What's the problem to solve for FinOps with the DevOps lifecycle?
Today we kick off the FinOps Weekly Podcast with a very interesting discussion with Viktor Farcic, developer advocate at , and well known Youtube Creator with this channel
We dive deep into the absurds of cost reduction against value, the benefits of ephemeral dev environments for reducing costs and how to survive Black Friday without getting a huge bill by the end of the month.
Index of Contents
00:00 Intro
02:42 Discussion on DevOps and FinOps
04:29 Resource Management and Auto Scaling
13:37 Challenges in Dev Environments
24:30 Importance of Testing in Production
25:53 Observability and Automation
26:56 Scaling Strategies for High Traffic Events
28:41 Balancing Performance and Cost
33:30 Leveraging Alternative Cloud Providers
37:44 Adopting GitOps for Security and Efficiency
42:45 Future of AI and FinOps
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Rick Ochs teaches us that Finops and Cost Optimization for AWS is not just technical but also cultural. To succeed, it is essential to balance performance, costs, and collaboration, driving a mindset shift within organizations.
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Discover how Cost Dashboards are changing the way you can present information to the different stakeholder within FinOps. Learn from Yuriy (AWS CID Expert) on what their goal on the dashboards are built, and how you can leverage them to get the insights you need for your FinOps practice.

In this episode, we dive deep into the Hybrid FinOps Challenge where cloud, on-prem, SaaS, and AI collide.
✅ The biggest cost pitfalls in hybrid cloud FinOps✅ How to align FinOps, ITAM, and SaaS management teams✅ Why AI and data clouds (like Snowflake & Databricks) change everything✅ Real negotiation tips with mega-vendors like Microsoft & AWS✅ The key to turning visibility into actionable insights
If your enterprise is struggling to control hybrid cloud costs or integrate FinOps across multiple domains, this episode is a must-watch.
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