

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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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.

Apr 30, 2022 • 42min
Cloud FinOps Roundup - March 2022
Send us a textWe discuss the Cloud FinOps updates that were released in March 2022. We also highlight some recent Cloud FinOps trends.Click here to learn more about Cloud FinOps

Mar 28, 2022 • 49min
Cloud FinOps Updates for February 2022
Send us a textWe discuss the Cloud FinOps updates that were released in February 2022. We also highlight some recent Cloud FinOps articles and pull out some key industry trends. Click here to learn more about Cloud FinOps

Feb 19, 2022 • 39min
Cloud FinOps News for 2022
Send us a textStephen Old and Frank Contrepois are back to discuss the latest Cloud FinOps news in their first podcast of 2022! They highlight the newest releases from the major cloud providers, share tips and tricks on how to save more money on cloud and discuss how the definition of FinOps has changed over time. Click here to learn more about cloud FinOps.

Dec 6, 2021 • 25min
Even more AWS re:Invent 2021 updates to maximise your budget!
Send us a textSteve and Frank have even more announcements to share with you from AWS re:Invent 2021 so decided to record a second episode. There are many exciting updates that will help you to maximise your AWS budget including:Enhanced Amazon S3 Integration for Amazon FSx for LustreAmazon S3 Glacier is the Best Place to Archive Your Data – Introducing the S3 Glacier Instant Retrieval Storage ClassRecycle Bin for EBS SnapshotsAmazon EBS Snapshots ArchiveIntroducing Amazon MSK Serverless in public previewIntroducing Amazon EMR Serverless in previewIntroducing Amazon Redshift Serverless – Run Analytics At Any Scale Without Having to Manage Data Warehouse InfrastructureAnnouncing Amazon SageMaker Ground Truth PlusAnnouncing preview of Amazon EC2 Trn1 instances Now in Preview – Amazon SageMaker Studio Lab, a Free Service to Learn and Experiment with MLNew DynamoDB Table Class – Save Up To 60% in Your DynamoDB CostsVisit our website to find out more about cloud FinOps.


