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Why FinOps Foundation Won’t Host FinOps XE Again in Europe
The FinOps XE event in Barcelona was a significant success, fostering collaboration among global practitioners, discussing important topics like FinOps scopes, AI, and FOCUS. However, a repeat event in Europe is unlikely due to organizational capacity constraints.
A Comprehensive Guide to FinOps Earned Value Management
This article explores the integration of Earned Value Management (EVM) within FinOps, highlighting its potential to enhance financial visibility and business value with KPIs like CPI. FinOps EVM is the only technique that unites all capabilities within Quantify Business Value Domain.
The FinOps Accountability Chain: A Key to Success
FinOps is essential in cloud cost management, requiring participation from teams, middle management, and senior leadership. A unified effort across all levels fosters financial accountability and maximizes cloud investment value.
Anderson Oliveira will speak at FinOps XE Barcelona 2024
I’m thrilled to announce my selection as a speaker at the FinOps XE Conference in Barcelona. I’ll discuss effective measurement of Business Value. Looking forward to engage with professionals, and contribute to enriching discussions. See you there!
Is RI ruining teams accountability?
10 out of 10 successful FinOps strategies have a special VIP section reserved for Reserved Instances. It’s like getting a golden ticket to the cloud party! These bad boys are your best pals for slashing those pesky cloud bills, especially when it comes to Virtual Machines. But arent’t we before a hidden villain?
How to estimate Earned Value accurately?
Accurate estimation of Earned Value (EV) is essential for effective Earned Value Management (EVM). Let’s break down the steps to estimate EV accurately
Azure Changes to RI Exchange Policy
Microsoft recently announced, for the 3rd time, changes to the Azure reservation exchange policy, more specifically, the date when Reservation Exchanges would be discontinued. Although the article says that it was planned for Jan 2024, there were also a previous announcement – not mentioned – that it would finish by June 2024.
EVM CPI: The Ultimate Cloud Business Value Metric for FinOps Leaders
CTOs, CFOs, and Directors need efficient data for decisions. EVM CPI, derived from Earned Value Management, is vital for cloud FinOps, indicating cost efficiency, resource allocation, and business value alignment. Challenges include data accuracy and contextual interpretation. EVM CPI empowers informed cloud decisions.
Applying EVM to FinOps
Earned Value Management (EVM), widely used in project management, can be applied to FinOps Cloud Cost Management to enhance financial visibility and align cloud spending with business objectives. EVM’s key components, such as Planned Value (PV), Earned Value (EV), and Actual Cost (AC), can be adapted to FinOps to track, control, and forecast cloud costs…
FinOps Europe Community Day
On March 21st, 2023, I spoke at the first FinOps Community Day Europe in Amsterdam. Topics included challenges, reporting structure, sustainability, and notable projects and tools such as the FOCUS project and the FinOps Maturity Model. Networking and knowledge sharing were also highlighted.