Every coder is a fashionista
We in IT pretend we are above fashion. We mock trends, wear bad T-shirts, and call it seriousness. Yet every year we rush to learn the next shiny language, not because we …
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The monster under the bed was always in the contract
Many cloud strategies were built on assumptions that were never written down. Prices would not rise. Services would not disappear. Performance would hold. None of that …
When the human is the UI
The human is the UI is a useful mental model is this: the vendor’s humans are the user interface.
When good top-down structure is on the other side
People say, ‘I’m talking with AWS’. It sounds grown-up. It also hides the only thing that matters: you are talking with a human being who has a job title, a quota, and a …
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 …
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 …
If FinOps was LEGO
FinOps and Lego, a fun story.
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?