FinOps and the Shift to Proactive Cost Optimization

Companies often take a reactive approach to FinOps, only focusing on cost optimization after they've already spent a significant amount. This mindset needs to shift, and FinOps teams should work proactively to prevent engineers from over-spending in the first place. Building a governance framework and setting policies within the company can help regulate cloud spending. Tools like infra-cost can provide insights into the cost of each commit in a Terraform repo, but a larger-scale approach for setting policies and guidelines is necessary. It's also important to address architectural choices and consider cost efficiency from the outset, rather than dealing with cost optimization as an afterthought.