Cloud providers are offering up to 91% off on-demand compute prices, and most engineering teams are leaving that money on the table. Not because they lack awareness (Spot Instances, Azure Spot VMs, and GCP Spot VMs are well-publicised), but because…
GCP Committed Use Discounts (CUDs) offer 20-57% savings on compute resources, yet most organizations leave money on the table by purchasing commitments manually or not at all. The Cloud Billing API provides the data needed to automate CUD analysis, but…
The FinOps practitioner role didn’t exist five years ago. Today, organizations with substantial cloud spending increasingly recognize that dedicated focus on cloud financial management delivers returns that dwarf the investment. A practitioner earning £110,000 who saves 15% on £10 million…
The cloud engineer sitting across from you at the pub mentions she just completed her FinOps Foundation certification. Three months later, she’s landed a role with a £15,000 salary increase. Her responsibilities haven’t drastically changed, but her focus has sharpened…
Moving to the cloud promises significant cost savings, operational efficiency, and enhanced scalability. Yet many businesses discover that their cloud bills tell rather a different story than their initial projections suggested. Whilst the headline figures for compute and storage often…
