FinOps Foundation Previews FOCUS to Help Optimize Cloud Costs
DevOps.com
NOVEMBER 22, 2023
The FinOps Foundation’s FinOps Open Cost and Usage Specification (FOCUS) promises to normalize cost and usage data and optimize cloud computing costs.
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CloudBolt Commits to Applying AI to FinOps
DevOps.com
JANUARY 30, 2024
Over the coming year, CloudBolt plans to infuse AI into the FinOps capabilities it provides via its IT management platform.
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Cloud Sustainability – A Union of FinOps and GreenOps
Xebia
MAY 12, 2022
Union of FinOps & GreenOps. In this blogpost, I will touch on three points: Cloud Sustainability, FinOps, and GreenOps; and how they relate. This covers best practices for both FinOps and GreenOps. FinOps has found traction and best practices are being designed in order to control cloud operational costs.
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The 7 Best FinOps Blogs, Books, And Other Resources
CloudZero
JANUARY 2, 2023
There are almost as many reasons for learning FinOps practices as there are resources available to learn from.
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Cloud Analytics Powered by FinOps
Cloudera
OCTOBER 30, 2023
The FinOps framework is helping organizations to obtain the best ROI for their cloud transformation. Why FinOps? FinOps 3 — Cloud Financial Operations — is a framework that allows companies to take the most of their investments in the cloud; in other words, maximize ROI. But FinOps is not only about cost management and control.
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Survey Surfaces Benefits of Applying AI to FinOps
DevOps.com
OCTOBER 19, 2023
Organizations that have infused AI into FinOps workflows to reduce IT costs are 53% more likely to report cost savings of more than 20%.
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Myth Busting: 5 Misconceptions About FinOps
DevOps.com
JULY 28, 2022
The post Myth Busting: 5 Misconceptions About FinOps appeared first on DevOps.com. The reality is that today most enterprises are spending massive amounts on their cloud environments, and many teams are struggling to contend with the governance implications of this reality.
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Exploring the Emerging Role of FinOps
DevOps.com
SEPTEMBER 9, 2022
Amid rising cloud costs, FinOps is emerging as a […]. The post Exploring the Emerging Role of FinOps appeared first on DevOps.com. To direct resource utilization in the cloud, some organizations are turning to increased automation and more diligent cloud procurement processes.
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FinOps Gaining Ground, But Progress is Slow
DevOps.com
JULY 5, 2023
A CloudBolt survey found more than three-quarters of respondents said it will take two to three years to see real FinOps-driven results.
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FinOps & ITAM Must Team up to Cut Cloud Spend
DevOps.com
FEBRUARY 16, 2023
Concentrated efforts to monitor and manage software spending […] The post FinOps & ITAM Must Team up to Cut Cloud Spend appeared first on DevOps.com.
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FinOps Cloud Cost Optimization via Governance-as-Code
DevOps.com
OCTOBER 22, 2021
In this article, we’ll examine why the emerging practice of cloud financial management (FinOps) is so essential to containing costs in the cloud. The post FinOps Cloud Cost Optimization via Governance-as-Code appeared first on DevOps.com. Too often, this expansion also means costs keep spiraling out of control.
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FinOps and the Denodo Platform: How To Optimize Cloud Data Costs
Data Virtualization
DECEMBER 7, 2023
The post FinOps and the Denodo Platform: How To Optimize Cloud Data Costs appeared first on Data Management Blog - Data Integration and Modern Data Management Articles, Analysis and Information. Many companies have migrated their data to the cloud, convinced that this step could have a substantial impact on managing costs.
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How FinOps Can Optimize Cloud Costs and Drive Innovation
DevOps.com
JUNE 21, 2022
The post How FinOps Can Optimize Cloud Costs and Drive Innovation appeared first on DevOps.com. Achieving their strategic goals requires the speed, agility, reliability and advanced technical capabilities available to them in a hyperscale cloud.
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What the Future Holds for FinOps and DevOps
DevOps.com
NOVEMBER 16, 2023
This is where FinOps comes in. The advent of cloud computing and its pay-as-you-go model means DevOps teams must also manage costs.
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FinOps Foundation’s FOCUS Aims to Standardize Cloud Billing
DevOps.com
MAY 25, 2023
This is compounded by a lack of data standardization across the multi-cloud landscape, with cloud […] The post FinOps Foundation’s FOCUS Aims to Standardize Cloud Billing appeared first on DevOps.com. But a lack of visibility into complex cloud bills often impedes these goals.
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FinOps Foundation to Help Rein in Cloud Costs
DevOps.com
FEBRUARY 26, 2019
Announced at the Cloud Economic Summit, the non-profit FinOps Foundation counts among its founding members Atlassian, Autodesk, Cloudability, HERE Technologies, Just Eat and Nationwide. The post FinOps Foundation to Help Rein in Cloud Costs appeared first on DevOps.com. Cloudability co-founder J.R.
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NetApp acquires Instaclustr to deliver open source databases as a service
TechCrunch
APRIL 7, 2022
In a blog post announcing the deal , NetApp executive vice president and general manager Anthony Lye said the acquisition was ultimately about improving customer experience by making it easier to install this software. “We’ve made a series of strategic acquisitions including Spot, CloudCheckr and Fylamynt to deliver FinOps.
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Getting Started With Cloud Sustainability
Xebia
APRIL 14, 2023
This blog is written to provide some practical tips to get started on Cloud Sustainability. AWS Architecture Blog has a blog post on How to select a Region for your workload based on sustainability goals. Cost-efficiency Cloud Sustainability is at the intersection with FinOps. no hardware to write off).
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Platform Engineering is a ‘Golden Path’ to FinOps
DevOps.com
DECEMBER 14, 2023
CloudBolt's Kyle Campos believes that, going forward, the cost to run an application will become the ultimate performance metric.
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Could No-Code Enable Everything Ops?
DevOps.com
MARCH 1, 2021
It feels like DevOps principles are permeating every discipline, creating new buzzwords by the minute. DatabaseOps. MarketingOps. This “JargonOps” is clearly encouraged by marketing campaigns (and bloggers, wink, wink). Yet, the phrases do depict a real trend: all industries are getting an efficiency overhaul in the wake of increased automation.
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Mastering Cloud Transformation for Business: Enterprise Migration
Perficient
MAY 9, 2023
If you are just joining us, please check out our previous blogs on the building blocks of a successful cloud transformation program: building a Cloud Program Model , getting your Cloud Foundations right, and designing a Portfolio Transformation approach.
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Three Key Steps To Going Multi-Cloud
DevOps.com
AUGUST 2, 2022
FinOps or a cloud resource optimization solution like Archera, for example, is often brought into the picture after a company has already embarked on a multi-cloud approach and is knee-deep […]. Are you considering a multi-cloud strategy for your organization?
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Mastering Cloud Transformation for Business: Program Model
Perficient
FEBRUARY 14, 2023
In this series of blog posts, we will explore the four pillars of a successful Cloud Transformation: Program Model, Cloud Foundations, Portfolio Transformation, and Enterprise App Migration. FinOps: This is a collaborative process that focuses on optimize investments, maximizing business value and identifying wasteful spending.
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5 tips for calculating business value in a multicloud world
CIO
FEBRUARY 12, 2024
Technology business management (TBM) broadened the scope to help align resources with business goals, followed by FinOps which organizations use to track and optimize cloud software spending. 1 And even with top-notch FinOps execution, organizations still find that up to 30% of all cloud spending is wasted, according to IDC.
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Measurement: What SaaS platform builders need to know to prepare for growth, Part 3
CloudGeometry
MARCH 22, 2022
In this blog series, we explore how these three dimensions figure into key technical recommendations which enable scale in pursuit of SaaS business growth. The FinOps Foundation has a good approach to a metrics life cycle that extends well beyond monetization: How’s that feature working for you?
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Maximizing Cloud Cost Efficiency: 5 Essential Strategies for Cloud FinOps
Perficient
JULY 20, 2023
This is where Cloud Financial Operations (FinOps) plays a crucial role. Cloud FinOps is the practice of effectively managing and optimizing cloud spending to ensure maximum value for your investment. However, with the convenience of the cloud also comes the challenge of optimizing cloud costs.
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Monetization: What SaaS platform builders need to know to prepare for growth, Part 2
CloudGeometry
MARCH 3, 2022
In this blog series, we explore how these three dimensions figure into key technical recommendations which enable scale in pursuit of SaaS business growth. This divergence between feature implementation and the cost of services is captured in an essential new discipline called FinOps.
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FinOps 101: Demystifying Cloud Financial Operations for DevOps
DevOps.com
NOVEMBER 1, 2021
In an ideal world, all organizations would have a dedicated FinOps team—or at least a single specialist who could work to ensure that the cloud was operating in a financially savvy way. The post FinOps 101: Demystifying Cloud Financial Operations for DevOps appeared first on DevOps.com. In […].
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Data Management Predictions for 2024: Five Trends
Data Virtualization
MARCH 7, 2024
The post Data Management Predictions for 2024: Five Trends appeared first on Data Management Blog - Data Integration and Modern Data Management Articles, Analysis and Information. One thing is clear; if data-centric organizations want to succeed in.
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Data Management Predictions for 2024: Five Trends
Data Virtualization
JANUARY 25, 2024
One thing is clear; if data-centric organizations want to succeed in 2024, The post Data Management Predictions for 2024: Five Trends appeared first on Data Management Blog - Data Integration and Modern Data Management Articles, Analysis and Information.
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The Cost Paradox Of The Cloud
Xebia
MARCH 14, 2024
Interesting reads: [link] [link] This blog is part of our series " Holistic Horizons " Check out the previous ent ry – " Do I really need another tool " by Adnan Alshar. The post The Cost Paradox Of The Cloud appeared first on Xebia.
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Mastering Cloud Transformation for Business: Cloud Foundations
Perficient
MARCH 27, 2023
In this blog series, we’re exploring the four pillars of a successful Cloud Transformation: Program Model, Cloud Foundations, Portfolio Transformation, and Enterprise App Migration. In our first blog , we discussed the importance of a Program Model and the key elements that should be considered for successful implementation.
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Key Cost Optimization Strategies for Multi-Cloud Environments
DevOps.com
DECEMBER 7, 2023
By utilizing tools, implementing processes and continuously monitoring costs, you can save money while still reaping the benefits offered by different cloud providers.
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Why Multi-Cloud Cost Optimization is Harder Than it Looks
DevOps.com
AUGUST 18, 2023
If your business is like most businesses that use the cloud today, you’ve gone multi-cloud. Nine out of 10 large companies have already adopted multiple clouds, and IT analysts expect that even more businesses will embrace multi-cloud architectures over the next several years.
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Survey: Much Greater Focus on Reining in IT Costs
DevOps.com
MAY 4, 2023
A survey from Vega Cloud found 62% of respondents are more closely monitoring all IT costs, with more than half (52%) more closely evaluating their cloud service provider options.
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Vega Cloud Commits to Reducing Cloud Costs
DevOps.com
MARCH 30, 2023
Vega Cloud today made a commitment to save customers at least 10% on their cloud infrastructure spending or it won’t charge for its software. Vega Cloud’s software automates cloud infrastructure management.
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Complete Guide to AWS Savings Plans
DevOps.com
JULY 21, 2023
Monitoring and managing your AWS Savings Plans, as part of your overall cloud operations strategy, can help optimize your cloud computing costs.
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AWS Cost Management in 2024
DevOps.com
FEBRUARY 23, 2024
As businesses scale and diversify AWS services, it becomes crucial to manage costs to ensure cloud expenditures align with strategic objectives and budgets.
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AWS Delivers on Latest Graviton3 Price/Performance Promise
DevOps.com
MARCH 6, 2023
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has expanded the number of virtual machines based on the latest generation of its Graviton processors to include instances that support DDR-5 memory.
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How to Get Platform Engineering Just Right
DevOps.com
FEBRUARY 2, 2024
Getting platform engineering right helps organizations create an environment that drives their teams to develop solutions more efficiently.
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Four Steps to Avoiding a Cloud Cost Incident
DevOps.com
JUNE 22, 2022
The recent Flexera 2022 State of the Cloud Report found that organizations waste 32% of their cloud spend, up from 3o% last year. This can be due to cloud cost incidents triggered by unused resources, malicious activity or overambitious projects and which have a massive financial impact if not found and corrected promptly. As an […].
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