The Chain of Intent Process
The "chain of intent" approach to FinOps is designed to reduce decision fatigue and errors by using structured policies to automate decision-making. The process moves …
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2026-03-23 news
OpenAI scrapped a major Texas data centre expansion this week [1]. The stated reason: cost control ahead of a potential IPO. What does that mean for you?
Your strategy dies before it reaches engineering
Strategy rarely reaches engineers intact. As decisions are reworked at every level, intent fragments and organisations drift. This model shows how to carry strategy …
CEO intent to FinOps decisions
FinOps starts with intent. With a CEO saying: “We are going to take this risk.” With executives debating what that really means. And you untangling what it means for your …
Why shift left makes me uncomfortable
Shift-left is framed as empowerment: show engineers the cost impact and let them decide. But when economic responsibility moves down without strategic intent, budget …
Stop being supportive AI, please
AI feels helpful when you are thinking—but that is the trap.
News - cracker method for AI cost optimisation?
AI costs are splitting in two directions. Microsoft is cutting cloud prices while GPU and inference bills explode. This article shows why “AI infrastructure” is no longer …
How to give FinOps authority without creating bureaucracy
Executive sponsorship matters in FinOps, but intent alone is not enough. This article introduces the FinOps Executive Mandate, a practical artefact that turns sponsorship …
The illusion of less work
AI does not remove work; it multiplies it. When output becomes cheap, volume explodes. Without leadership deciding what “enough” looks like, optimisation just accelerates …
Why Shift-Left often just shifts the load
In practice, Shift-Left often does something else entirely: it shifts the cognitive burden onto people who are already overloaded.