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How FinOps should become a strategy for continuous cloud and cost efficiency

Cloud computing was originally pitched as a cost-savings alternative to traditional IT infrastructure. The concept was simple: only purchase what you need and adjust those resources up and down based on demand. This eliminated large up-front costs and made it possible to right-size the amount of compute and storage infrastructure based on a specific workload. While that might have been true in the beginning, CIOs are finding themselves in a different situation today.

The State of CloudOps in 2023: FinOps is still a work in progress

Effective CloudOps teams can control costs, improve security, optimize resources, and provide superior services across their cloud environments. These teams can also leverage FinOps, the cross-functional cloud financial management discipline and cultural practice that promotes visibility and collaboration to help organizations manage, optimize, and predict their cloud spend.

Lightrun Attendance at FinOps X 2023: Unveiling Key Insights, Highlights and Takeaways from the Show

This week Lightrun attended the annual FinOps X event. The event was sold out and packed with great speakers, practitioners, and amazing atmosphere. Compared to last year which had over 300 attendees, this year the event brought over 1200! Above is a screenshot taken from the venue entrance reminding the audience with the core principles of FinOps.

The Spot for FinOps: Accelerating customers' FinOps journey with enhanced insights, efficiency and optimization

In an uncertain and turbulent economy, organizations have made it a critical priority to ensure they are managing cloud spend to stay within their cloud budgets and efficiently optimize that spend while leveraging the cloud to achieve business growth.

Ep. 3: FinOps for the Rest of Us Featuring Sara Gadallah

In this episode of Cloud Control, host Shon Harris and Sara Gadallah, Principal Cloud FinOps Analyst at Atlassian and a FinOps Foundation Ambassador discuss the role FinOps plays in CloudOps. FinOps is a rapidly transforming landscape that plays a crucial role in driving business growth, efficiency, and transparency. Sara shares her journey into FinOps, the practices of FinOps, and how collaboration between different teams is essential in taking informed decisions on cloud cost optimizations.

Ep. 4: FinOps for the Rest of Us Featuring Sara Gadallah

On this episode, Shon Harris talks with Sara Gadallah, Principal Cloud FinOps Analyst at Atlassian, to discuss the role FinOps plays in Cloud Ops. FinOps is a rapidly transforming landscape that plays a crucial role in driving business growth, efficiency, and transparency. Sara shares her journey into FinOps, the practices of FinOps, and how collaboration between different teams is essential in taking informed decisions on cloud cost optimizations. They also discuss the importance of continuous collaboration and education, the culture change needed to drive engineers to see cost as another operational metric, and the alignment of FinOps and data security.

Native Cloud Tools: Understanding Their Benefits for FinOps

Cloud tools are becoming indispensable for modern-day FinOps. They can improve efficiency and agility and deliver better client results. But what native cloud tools are right for you, and how can they benefit FinOps? Let’s find out. When managing financial operations in your organization, using native cloud tools is a must. Let’s take a closer look at some key advantages.

Optimizing Your K8s Nodes Using FinOps Tools? Try This Instead...

June 7, 2023 It’s no secret that Kubernetes is one of the fastest-growing technologies in use today for deploying and operating applications of all types in the cloud. It’s also no secret that Kubernetes’ popularity is a significant contributor to fast-growing cloud bills. FinOps teams are constantly looking for ways to lower their cloud spend, in cooperation with the DevOps, Engineering and App owner teams that control this infrastructure.

Webinar recap: FinOps for Managed Service Providers

Missed our latest webinar on FinOps for MSPs? We’ve got you covered! This blog post will cover what the FinOps experts discussed and the main things to remember. FinOps are revolutionizing MSP operations by adding a data-driven approach to cost management. This method helps MSPs optimize their cloud usage, provide white-glove support to customers, and give visibility on their expenses.