If FinOps was LEGO
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Are we over-optimising FinOps? Random thoughts on Monday.
In FinOps, we love to chase waste, and destroy it! But at what point does optimisation itself become waste?
A thought that had a big impact on me
The more I work in FinOps, the clearer it becomes: it’s not just about data. It’s about people, power, and context.
Surrending to AI
Surrender to AI does not feel like giving up, it feels productive. But the moment you stop asking questions, you stop thinking. Curate, plan, question, and make sure the …
Context is everything applied to code - FinOps Toolkit
Data isn’t useful until it becomes *your* data.
Forecast any number with eight forecasting algorithms
Forecasting shouldn’t be a black box. forecast_costs.py runs multiple models—SMA, Holt-Winters, ARIMA, NeuralProphet, and more—to show how each interprets your data. …
Only get the AWS cost data you need
The first FinOps Toolkit tool, cost_and_usage.py, was built for simplicity: one command, one CSV, two columns — date and number. It pulls AWS cost data with minimal …
FinOps Toolkit: start with context, end with clarity
The FinOps Toolkit is a set of open-source scripts to explore, forecast, and explain cloud costs. No dashboards, no lock-in. Some tools are AWS-specific; others are …
Old Friends, Old Skills - follow your knowledge not shiny things
Old friends are easy to reconnect with. The same goes for old skills. This weekend I met an old university friend in Rome — and it made me realise how memory, trust, and …
Yesterday's news that caught my eye
A roundup of recent Azure news and developments that caught my attention