Amy Race from Citizens Bank Dives into the Concept of Making FinOps Fun

Can enforcing a simple tagging strategy transform your entire FinOps program?

Nov 6 • 

FinOps In Action

October 2025

Emily Cornock of Suncorp Group Discusses Building FinOps into the DNA of AI & Data Platforms

How do you balance cost optimization, business value, and innovation in the age of AI?

Oct 30 • 

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Idaliz Baez of RealOps Shares How FinOps Training Builds Stronger Cloud Teams

What does good FinOps look like inside a large engineering organization?

Oct 23 • 

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Tom Cross Shares How to Drive FinOps Awareness Without Slowing Teams Down

What does good FinOps look like inside a large engineering organization?

Oct 16 • 

FinOps In Action

Peter Crenshaw of IEM on Building vs. Buying & How to Choose the Right FinOps Tools

Should you build your own FinOps tool or buy one?

Oct 9 • 

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BONUS: Behind the Scenes of FinOps in Action for National Podcast Day with Alon Arvatz

Is hosting a podcast really just about questions and prep work or is it more about building a community, elevating leaders, and learning to listen?

Oct 7 • 

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Gordon Douglass of SAP NS2 Discusses Managing Commitments, Anomalies & Regulations in FinOps

What does FinOps look like in highly regulated industries? And why is speed so critical when managing commitments and anomalies?

Oct 2 • 

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September 2025

Tim Nolan of DataRobot on FinOps Negotiation, Procurement & Tagging Compliance

Is FinOps only about cloud usage optimization or does it go deeper?

Sep 25 • 

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Peter Brauer of T-Mobile on FinOps vs TBM: Governance, Shadow IT & Enterprise Cloud Costs

Is cloud always the right move? And what happens when governance is missing?

Sep 18 • 

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Swapna Samuel of BMO Discusses Measuring Business Value in FinOps & Getting Engineers Onboard

How do you build a FinOps practice that actually engages engineers, delivers business value, and grows with the help of the community?

Sep 11 • 

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Ben de Mora, formerly of GitLab, Shares Why FinOps Fails Without Governance & Culture

Is FinOps really just about dashboards and tools — or is it more about people, culture, and governance?

Sep 4 • 

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August 2025

Taylor Houck of PointFive Discusses How There Are More FinOps Career Paths Than You Might Think

Where can a FinOps career take you? And how do the roles differ between small companies, global enterprises, and vendors?

Aug 28 • 

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