Podcast - Cost Accounting
Have you ever heard about cost accounting? I did not.
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Context, scopes, maturity and pathways: how FinOps adoption really starts
FinOps adoption starts with context, moves through scopes, defines maturity and follows pathways. This layered model turns the Foundation’s framework into a practical …
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In FinOps reports the narrative is often inexistant or only about the data. Too far from what executives need. There is a solution, and it is not technical.
How to keep track of ephemeral VMs
Tracking ephemeral VMs is hard: they appear, run briefly, and vanish before most tools detect them. The result is missing context, incomplete CMDBs, and charges with no …
How FinOps thinking is evolving: from frameworks to pathways
FinOps is evolving fast. The Foundation sets the framework; Carlo Wejszko’s pathways add the missing sequence. This new layer—Context → Scopes → Maturity → Pathways—shows …
The God of Fire: Choosing What to Watch
Even gods can’t watch every fire. In FinOps, infinite data demands deliberate focus. This essay explores how to choose the “fires” that matter—by pausing, talking to …
FinOps+ wants to eat the world (but most practitioners are still chewing cloud)
FinOps+ and Scopes promise to expand FinOps beyond cloud. It’s ambitious—but for most teams, still out of reach. Here’s why it matters, how it fits the Foundation’s …