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…
After spending the last decade architecting cloud solutions, I’ve watched Azure’s virtual machine offerings evolve from basic IaaS to sophisticated, purpose-built instances. Here’s my perspective on navigating Azure VM deployments in 2025, distilled from years of production experience. The Hidden…
