

What's new in Cloud FinOps?
The FinOps Guys - Stephen Old and Frank Contrepois
Stephen Old and Frank Contrepois get together to discuss what's new in the world of cloud when it comes to FinOps. There are two monthly episodes, one where we'll discuss the top stories we've found from this month and a second episode where we bring in a friend of the show to talk to us about a topic of their choosing.
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Dec 14, 2022 • 42min
WNiCF - November News - GCP Flex CUDS and technical sound fails by Steve!
Send us a textIn our latest news episode, we round up everything that's happened outside of Re:invent in November (Special Re:invent Episode to follow). We also discuss some changes to the format, our new website (yet to launch) and our ongoing aim to share our learning and research. Please see Transcript for list of all of the articles used this month.

Nov 15, 2022 • 44min
Special Guest - Mark Butcher - Sustainability/GreenOps - How do you get started?
Send us a textOur friend Mark Butcher joins Frank and Steve on a very fun episode discussing the incredibly important topic of sustainability. We cover topics such as:What do the terms mean?How do you get started?How good are the tools?

Nov 15, 2022 • 29min
October Updates (2022) - Latest news plus Ignite conference quick review
Send us a textFrank and Stephen delve into all the FinOps related news and releases of October, covering a wide variety of topics and blogs.They then dig into their favourite releases from Microsoft Ignite in and out of the FinOps world.

Nov 3, 2022 • 43min
Special Guest - Rob Martin - FinOps Education with the "Chief Story Teller"
Send us a textFrank and Stephen are joined by their friend Rob Martin, Director of Learning from the FinOps foundation.We talk about how to get into FinOps, what paths might be suitable based on your background and all of the wonderful resources available from the FinOp Foundation.We talk about our own education journeys with FinOps and how it's still such an exciting time to get involved!

Nov 1, 2022 • 33min
September Updates - Big Azure Saving Plan release included
Send us a textFrank and Steve take time between interviews to go through the latest news from September.This includes Azure's new Savings Plans where we cover:What they are.How they work.What are the gotchya's?as well as a bit about why they exist.Next episode will be a chat with Rob Martin about FinOps education, released in the next week.

Oct 21, 2022 • 39min
TJ Guest Special - Social Aspects of FinOps
Send us a textToday Frank and Steve are joined by TJ (Anthony Johnson), Cloud Business Manager at Box. TJ talks to us about the new working group he's launched as part of the FinOps Foundation, Social Aspects of FinOps, as well as walking us through his journey and experiences to date. We also briefly touch on Unit Economics which TJ has promised to come and do another episode on. As part of the relaunch of the Podcast under "The FinOps Guys", we'll now do two types of episodes, ones covering the news that listeners are used to, and by popular demand, special guest episodes. Stay tuned for more of both types of episodes coming up!

Sep 9, 2022 • 37min
Cloud FinOps Updates for July/August 2022
Send us a textSteve and Frank discuss the Cloud FinOps updates that were released in July/August 2022. In this episode, they highlight some recent Cloud FinOps trends, with a focus on recent AWS news. To find out more about Cloud FinOps, visit our website here.

Aug 5, 2022 • 32min
Cloud FinOps Updates for June 2022
Send us a textSteve and Frank discuss the Cloud FinOps updates that were released in June 2022. In this episode they highlight some recent Cloud FinOps news and trends, with a focus on recent AWS announcements. To find out more about Cloud FinOps, visit our website here.

Jul 18, 2022 • 34min
Cloud FinOps Updates for May 2022
Send us a textSteve and Frank discuss the Cloud FinOps updates that were released in May 2022. In this episode they highlight some recent Cloud FinOps news and trends, with a focus on recent AWS security announcements. To find out more about Cloud FinOps, visit our website here.

Jun 9, 2022 • 32min
Discussing Cloud FinOps with Kubecost Co-founder, Webb Brown
Send us a textIn this episode, Steve and Frank sit down and talk to the founder of Kubecost, Web Brown to discuss cloud FinOps. Webb explains how Kubecost provides real-time cost visibility and insights for teams using Kubernetes, helping you continuously reduce your cloud costs. Webb answers all of Steve and Frank’s questions on how Kubecost’s solution could be beneficial for our listeners.To find out more about Cloud FinOps, visit our website here.