This month we talk about the FinOps Framework. The Framework has been vastly improved and updated to match what FinOps practitioners are doing, in the tranches.  Who better than Rob Martin to guide us into the Framework?  No-one. And we like him so much that he is the first returning interviewee.  ---  In this episode, we (SteveO and Frank) interview Rob Martin from the FinOps Foundation to discuss the recent updates to the FinOps framework.  We talk about the process of updating the...

In this episode, Steve Trask, VP of Marketing at the FinOps Foundation, discusses the State of FinOps report and the insights gained from four years of research.  They explore topics such as team structure, automation, executive buy-in, and the evolving priorities of FinOps practitioners. They also touch on the challenges of measuring the value of the FinOps team and the growing importance of sustainability in cloud operations.  The conversation highlights the need for focus and...

In this episode, Frank and Steve discuss various news and updates in the cloud industry.  They cover topics such as  New AMD instances in AzureHolographic stickers - most important news :)Azure cache for Redis, BigQuery cost savingsAmazon RDS custom for SQL ServerAzure SQL managed instance improvementsChanges in AWS cost managementAWS Cost CategoryRetroactive application of cost allocation tagsAWS billing and cost management data export with CloudFormationReserved instances for Amazon Aurora...

In this bonus episode, we talk about FinOps careers and how each of us, the three hosts, have come to FinOps from three very different paths. - Donal from finance and accounting - Stephen from hospitality, sales, and more - Frank from being a geek in a basement It is a great episode with the appearance of an old Nokia phone, the loss of the main host (Donal) for some time, and some really serious fun. 

WNiCF - February  2024 - News Good amount of news, some sarcastic comments and lot of opinions :)  Frank's interview with StephFinOps X websiteFrank and Stephen have gone through everything that has a financial impact and quickly try to tell you why it may matter to you and your organisation. Send you feedback, ideas, invitations or any other thing you want to talk about at: [email protected]

First news episode of the year. And this time we have a limited amount of news. Dry January for FinOps news too :)   The FinOps Guys are Stephen Old and Frank Contrepois and we can be contacted at [email protected]

This month Stephen and Frank are interviewing Dimitris Perdikou from the UK Home Office.  The topic is Gamification, but, as often, it grew beyond its original scope. Dimitris made us feel good with the work done making sure taxpayer money is well spent. In the process, we discussed two new metrics for unit economics specific to the public sector. You can reach us at: [email protected]

An episode about FinOps in 2023. What are the themes that shaped FinOps and Cloud? What events, big or small, are defining what we will see in 2024? We talk about client behaviour and why repatriation is a thing. We dive into the strategic decisions made by cloud vendors in 2023 and their impact on the market, including price increases, and changes in products. We cover the incredible progress of FinOps and the FinOps Foundation in 2023. And, as everyone else, We talked about AI (a little)....

Last episode of the year. And for possibly the first time ever we have a lot of Google news and a group of sustainability articles!  The FinOps Guys are Stephen Old and Frank Contrepois and we can be contacted at [email protected] PS: we are still thinking (vaguely) about a website.

Loads and loads of AWS news coming from re:Invent for November. And this month we have Frank having to evacuate the building due to a fire alarm; nothing real, fortunately. Frank and Stephen have gone through everything that has a financial impact and quickly try to tell you why it may matter to you and your organisation. Send you feedback, ideas, invitations or any other thing you want to talk about at: [email protected]

Another great interview, this time with Assaf Flatto.  This is the three of us showing what being part of a growing community is about: we share, we debate, and in the end, FinOps is a more mature discipline.  Send you feedback, ideas, invitations or any other thing you want to talk about at: [email protected]

!!!! You can now contact us at podcast(at)finopsguys.co.uk !!!! Frank and Stephen review the plethora of news from AWS, Azure and GCP for October 2023.  A lot of updates this month.  Frank and Stephen have gone through everything that has a financial impact and quickly try to tell you why it may matter to you and your organisation.

Alee made what Stephen and I think is the best talk at FinOps X 2023. and we recommend you watch it before listening to the episode.  The (kind of) driving topic is "What would have changed from the talk", but as usual, the episode is full of stories, comments, ideas and fun. 

!!!! You can now contact us at podcast(at)finopsguys.co.uk !!!! Frank and Stephen review the plethora of news from AWS, Azure and GCP for September 2023.  A lot of updates this month. Frank and Stephen have gone through everything that has a financial impact and quickly try to tell you why it may matter to you and your organisation. Azure virtual machine sizes naming conventions

Cloud vendor announces new instance types every month, and the content of the announcement is always the same:  "The new instance is faster, shinier and cheaper than the previous one."   But is it true? And what about other instances in the same generation but with different CPU vendors? Anthony tests it all. He checks every new instance appearing in one of the 200 (yes, that is two hundred) cloud vendors he follows and shares the data on Cloud Mercato.  In this episode, Stephen and I have...

Frank and Stephen remember some fun facts from the last three years of podcasting about FinOps. 

Frank and Stephen go through the plethora of news from AWS, Azure and GCP for August 2023.  A lot of updates this month.  Frank and Stephen have gone through everything that has a financial impact and quickly try to tell you why it may matter to you and your organisation.

Frank and Stephen go through the plethora of news from AWS, Azure and GCP for July 2023.  A lot of updates this month. Frank and Stephen have gone through everything that has a financial impact and quickly try to tell you why it may matter to you and your organisation.

Based on the audio, it might sound as if Frank is in a small wooden box; you would be almost correct, as the small meeting room I was in is horrible from a sound perspective.  Frank and Stephen go through the plethora of news from AWS, Azure and GCP for June 2023.  A lot of updates this month. Frank and Stephen have gone through everything that has a financial impact and quickly try to tell you why it may matter to you and your organisation. 

Curious about when doing FinOps starts? Join hosts Frank and Stephen as they tap into the expertise of FinOps gurus Stephanie Gooch and Marit Hughes. Get ready for an exploration filled with unexpected detours, captivating insights, and bursting with infectious energy,  "We had a lot of fun recording. The positive vibe can be felt when listening to the episode" - Frank. This incredible recording was done in San Diego during FinOps X 2023

Frank and Stephen go through the plethora of news from AWS, Azure and GCP for May 2023.  The most updates we've seen from the vendors in a while, Frank and Stephen have gone through everything that has a financial impact and quickly try to tell you why it may matter to you and your organisation. Going to FinOps X? Come speak to us there and if you fancy doing an episode or a short story/interview we'd love to get you on the podcast!

Is FinOps the same in every organisation? Absolutely not! It varies massively by organisation but also by sector.  This month Frank and Steve catch up with long time friend of Frank's (and new time friend of Steve) Marit Hughes. Marit brings her expansive knowledge and experience to help bring some colour to the differing challenges of FinOps in private sector and public sector as well as discussing that Enterprises in terms of how they act, often live somewhere in between!

Join Frank and Stephen talking through the latest news from FinOps in April 2023. A nice mix of AWS, Azure and even a bit of GCP. Covering topics like new instances, some "free tier" stuff and even ABC (you can find out what that is by listening!). Also watch out for our next interview with Marit Hughes!

Frank and Steve dive into what's new in March 2023, with some cool stuff in AWS and Azure and even digging deep into the release notes of google to find some more cool things. The episode is topped off by learning about some of Frank's really cool research, and for our native French listeners, look out for Frank's new French version of the news!