FinOps Fridays

Scaling FOCUS Across Cloud, SaaS, and AI 13.03.2026 22:57 ↓

Explore what's new in FOCUS 1.3, how organizations are operationalizing the spec, and what's ahead on the roadmap—straight from the FinOps Foundation.

Navigating FinOps Maturity in the Age of AI 21.11.2025 21:21 ↓

Hear how FinOps practices are evolving and meeting the demands of AI-first organizations.

Building Cost Governance for AI Workloads 31.10.2025 20:23 ↓

Learn how FinOps practices are evolving to meet the demands of AI-first organizations.

Cross-Functional Strategies for Successful FinOps Adoption 08.08.2025 30:20 ↓

FinOps expert Idaliz Baez shares tips to align strategy, drive team buy-in, integrate tools, and drive value with unit economics.

Optimizing for Cost Efficiency and Carbon Reduction 23.05.2025 29:55 ↓

Learn how to optimize cloud costs and reduce carbon footprint through FinOps practices.

Operationalizing FinOps for Sustained ROI 25.04.2025 35:13 ↓

Learn how to apply enterprise-level best practices, take your strategy beyond tooling, and leverage the FinOps Framework to mature your program.

Change Management Strategies for Navigating FinOps Maturity 21.03.2025 31:17 ↓

Discover change management strategies that fuel FinOps adoption and maturity — from securing buy-in at every level to setting OKRs to measure success.

Breaking Down Data Silos with FOCUS 24.01.2025 37:09 ↓

Learn how FOCUS™ (FinOps Open Cost and Usage Specification) helps standardize billing data, remove silos, and synthesize actionable insights.

Transparency, Accountability, and Efficiency 06.12.2024 47:06 ↓

Expert guidance on increasing cost transparency, accountability, and efficiency to level up your FinOps practice.

Building Alignment Across FinOps Stakeholders 22.11.2024 21:56 ↓

Discover how FinOps can unite teams across your organization with a shared interest in cloud cost savings and data transparency.

Managing Cost Effective Cloud Migrations 30.08.2024 42:05 ↓

Learn about cloud migration and cloud cost optimization pitfalls, workarounds, and best practices to help you maximize value from the get-go.

Using Data to Build Credibility for FinOps 26.07.2024 56:30 ↓

Explore strategies for overcoming hurdles for buy-in, the role data plays in building credibility, and tips for applying FinOps principles across organization-wide cost centers.

Commitments, Allocation and Gamification 21.06.2024 42:15 ↓

Hear best practices for commitment spend strategies with guidance on gamifying processes, cost allocation, and unit economics.

Contextual Collaboration and FinOps 10.05.2024 55:37 ↓

Are you getting the full picture in your FinOps conversations?

FinOps: The Collaborative Journey 22.03.2024 38:03 ↓

Recommendations for accelerating your FinOps journey from a veteran with over 13 years in cloud and operations

FinOps and Sustainability - Part 2 01.12.2023 27:47 ↓

In this episode of FinOps Fridays, we continue to explore the intriguing relationship between FinOps and Sustainability.

FinOps and Sustainability - Part 1 17.11.2023 27:45 ↓

We kick off an exciting conversation about the dynamic partnership between FinOps and Sustainability, focusing on what this means in the realm of IT.

FinOps the Engineering Way Part 2 21.04.2023 36:37 ↓

Nathan Besh and Dvir Mizrahi explore roadblocks and how to overcome them in your FinOps journey

FinOps the Engineering Way Part 1 20.04.2023 38:13 ↓

Nathan Besh and Dvir Mizrahi explore engineering-driven FinOps adoption in this FinOps Fridays episode

Forecasting Part 2 24.02.2023 27:36 ↓

With the whats and whys of forecasting covered in the first part, Dieter Matzion and Nathan Besh pick up the pace to get a level deeper into the topic and look at the “Hows” in the second part of episode 11 of FinOps Fridays.

Forecasting Part 1 17.02.2023 33:11 ↓

The next episode of FinOps Fridays is all about forecasting.

Talking Talent in FinOps Part 2 16.12.2022 26:52 ↓

Nathan Besh and Ashley Hromatko discuss what careers in FinOps look like what skills are necessary to be successful.

Talking Talent in FinOps Part 1 09.12.2022 31:40 ↓

Nathan Besh and Ashley Hromatko discuss the growing need for talent in FinOps.

Metrics that matter: Unit Economics Part 3 14.10.2022 15:38 ↓

The third and last part this FinOps Fridays episode discusses what the final picture of unit economics looks like and the challenges and roadblocks you should be aware of.

Metrics that matter: Unit Economics Part 2 11.10.2022 19:46 ↓

This episode of FinOps Fridays digs further into unit economics, exploring its execution.