What's new in Cloud FinOps?

Send us Fan Mail Summary: In this episode, Frank and SteveO discuss the latest updates in cloud technology for May 2026. They cover AWS's new multi-cloud connectivity with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, the general availability of Amazon EC2 M3 Ultra Mac instances, and Microsoft's release of V7 VMs powered by Intel Xeon processors. The hosts also delve into Amazon Bedrock's expanded s...

Send us Fan Mail What's New in Cloud FinOps: May 2026 Monthly Recap In this combined monthly recap for May 2026, Frank Contrepois and Stephen Old dive into a vast array of updates across AWS, Google Cloud, and Azure, with a special focus on the evolving landscape of AI FinOps, hybrid cloud challenges, and a barrage of storage news. The Expanding Scope of FinOps: From Data Centre to AI The dis...

Send us Fan Mail This month, Frank Contrepois and Steven Old interview Yasmin Rajabi. A few weeks ago, we picked a topic. Then, just five minutes before recording, we all changed our minds. In the end, we didn’t discuss any of the planned subjects and went with the flow. And what an amazing flow it was! This is one of the best interviews we've ever done. It was engaging, sparked memories, and...

Send us Fan Mail Frank and Stephen discuss the latest updates in cloud technology, focusing on AWS and Azure. They cover topics like EC2 Fleet's new interruptible capacity reservation, Azure pricing challenges, and the retirement of certain virtual machine sizes. They also explore the benefits of Google's TPU 7x for AI training and the introduction of AWS's Sustainability Console fo...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of What’s New in Cloud FinOps? , Frank and Stephen break down the latest shifts in cloud usage, pricing, and governance so you don’t have to read the release notes from vendor blog posts.

Send us Fan Mail This episode covers the latest updates in cloud computing, including AWS Spot Interruption metrics, new EC2 instances, Azure and GCP enhancements, and cost management innovations. Perfect for cloud professionals seeking actionable insights and industry trends. keywords Key topics: AWS Spot Interruption Metrics New EC2 Memory-Optimized Instances Azure and GCP Cloud Enhancements Cos...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Frank and Stephen share the latest in cloud computing. They focus on AWS innovations, like new EC2 instances, generative AI advancements, and cost management strategies. They explore how AI integrates into cloud services and introduce Amazon Nova 2 for advanced reasoning tasks. They also discuss improvements in billing and support services. The conversation includ...

Send us Fan Mail and then went in all sorts of interesting rabbit holes.  Link on the CUR data pipeline open source tool: https://ecos-labs.io/ Merry Christmas everyone and see you in 2026

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, SteveO and Frank discuss the latest updates in cloud computing, focusing on AWS and Azure innovations. They cover new features in EC2, Lambda, and Workspaces, as well as advancements in data management and AI. The conversation also highlights cost management tools and strategies, flexible cost allocation, and storage solutions. The hosts emphasize the importance o...

Send us Fan Mail In this interview with Nic Guerra , the unortodox accountant, Stephen an Frank learn about a new type of accounting...cost accounting. Frank never heard the term before.  The biggest learning: cost is proactive.  The conversation delves into the critical distinction between cost and spend, emphasizing the need for a deeper analysis of variances in financial management. It highligh...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of What's New in Cloud FinOps, hosts SteveO and Frank discuss the latest updates from the TBM conference, then moving on to their usual FinOps news, with many AWS news: new EC2 instances, cost management innovations, and sustainability initiatives in cloud services. They explore the implications of Lambda billing changes, real-time bidding technology, and the...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of What's New in Cloud FinOps, Stephen Old and Frank discuss the latest updates in cloud computing, including AWS Outposts' integration with third-party storage, new Amazon EC2 Mac instances, Azure's managed services, and Google Cloud VM Engine updates.  They also explore pricing changes in Azure, the deprecation of Azure Machine Learning data labeli...

Send us Fan Mail Short episode packed with so many ideas and thoughts.  In this episode, Frank Contrepois and Stephen Old engage in a thought-provoking discussion with Erik Norman about the principles of FinOps, particularly focusing on the Iron Triangle of project management.  They explore the limitations of the Iron Triangle, emphasizing the importance of quality and speed in achieving project g...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of What's New in Cloud FinOps, hosts SteveO and Frank discuss the latest advancements in cloud FinOps, including Amazon's new EC2 P6EGB200 Ultra Servers, cloud migration strategies, and innovations in data management and storage. They also explore cost management techniques, pricing changes, and the impact of AI on troubleshooting and monitoring. The conv...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Frank and SteveO cover the latest cloud updates that matter for FinOps practitioners: Compute & AI: AWS launches the P6e GB200 Ultra Servers , delivering record-breaking GPU performance for training and inference at trillion-parameter scale. Google announces FlexStart VMs to lower inference costs, while Azure rolls out free AWS-to-Azure Blob migration . Storag...

Send us Fan Mail Join us, Stephen Old and Frank Contrepois as we valiantly record the June 2025 news episode of “What’s New in Cloud FinOps"; this time, indoors and largely free of wildlife interruptions. In this news-packed update, we tackle the latest cloud cost and optimisation news from AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud. Expect witty repartee as we dissect everything from Azure’s flexible memo...

Send us Fan Mail In this conversation, Frank Contrepois, Stephen Old, and Rich Gibbons explore the complexities of Software as a Service (SaaS) along with Financial Operations (FinOps) and IT Asset Management (ITAM). They talk about how software licensing has evolved and the challenges of managing SaaS consumption. Security and data management in a SaaS setting are also discussed. The conversation...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of What's New in Cloud FinOps, Stephen Old and Frank Contrepois talk about the latest in cloud computing in May 2025.  They focus on Azure, AWS, and GCP. They share their experiences at FinOps X (FOX) and discuss new features and public previews. They also explore topics like database innovations, cost management, AI integration, and sustainability in cloud se...

Send us Fan Mail April 2025 news. A lot of news for you, dear listener, from Google, AWS and Azure Takeaway by the ai The FinOps News podcast targets hardcore FinOps enthusiasts. Conflict can lead to better team dynamics and outcomes. Azure's VM hibernation feature offers cost-efficient workload management. Amazon EC2 introduces high-performance storage optimized instances. Bare metal instanc...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Frank and Stephen talk with Udam about the changing world of FinOps. They focus on the challenges organizations face in managing cloud costs and data accuracy. Udam shares insights from his vast experience in the field. He highlights the need for data standardization, the role of data engineering, and ongoing investment in FinOps practices.  The conversation also...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of What's New in Cloud Phenops, Stephen Old and Frank discuss the latest updates in cloud computing, focusing on Azure, Google Cloud, and AWS. They cover the retirement of certain Azure virtual machines, the introduction of serverless GPUs, and the benefits of Amazon Bedrock for cost transparency. The conversation also touches on new features for Azure databas...

Send us Fan Mail In this conversation, Amit Saar shares his journey from software engineering at Microsoft to founding OpenOps. He focuses on the challenges and solutions in FinOps. He highlights the need for automation, accountability, and balancing innovation with governance in managing cloud costs.  Amit points out the fatigue that engineering managers face due to overwhelming demands. He stres...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Stephen Old and Frank Contrepois discuss the latest updates in cloud FinOps. With news from AWS, Google and Azure, including enhanced computing capabilities, database updates, and pricing changes. For once there are also some sustainability news. That makes me happy!

Send us Fan Mail We discussed the challenges of working with time series data, particularly in the context of machine learning and AI, highlighting the complexity and the need for automation in feature engineering.  The importance of balancing accuracy and complexity in model creation was emphasized, with a focus on avoiding overfitting and ensuring models remain effective in real-world applicatio...

Send us Fan Mail January 2025 FinOps news. Instances/Compute https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/compute/announcing-smaller-machine-types-for-a3-high-vms - The A3 Ultra machine type is available in the following region and zone: St. Ghislain, Belgium, Europe - europe-west1-b https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/compute/first-google-axion-processor-c4a-now-ga-with-titanium-ssd - Google Axion P...