Best Greenops Podcasts (2024)

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WNiCF - Interview with James Hall - GreenOps 44:10

7h ago44:10

44:10

Send us a text In this episode, SteveO and Frank chat with James Hall from GreenPixie about sustainability in cloud computing. James talks about his shift to GreenOps and the need for good data and practices for developers and sustainability teams. They also discuss FinOps, the water needs of data centers, energy source differences by region, and A…

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Aligning Product Management Values With Cloud FinOps (Part 2) 11:26

15h ago11:26

11:26

Mirhaz continues in this epsiode on, His experience in successful product and cloud finOps alignment His take on future of product alignement with cloud finops

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WNiCF - Interview - Udam Dewaraja - The story of FOCUS 46:32

12d ago46:32

46:32

Send us a text In this episode, SteveO and Frank discuss the FOCUS project with Udam Dewaraja, exploring its origins, development, and future directions. The conversation highlights the importance of a common taxonomy in FinOps, the engagement of cloud providers, vendors and practitioners, and the growth of the Focus community. Udam shares insights…

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Aligning Product Management values with FinOps 13:17

19d ago13:17

13:17

In this episode, Mirhaz Pradhan, Cloud FinOps Lead from Direct Line Group addresses, What are the key values of product management, and how do they intersect with FinOps How can product managers balance customer focus with cost efficiency while aligning with FinOps? What challenges arise in aligning product goals with FinOps?Listen to the full epis…

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WNiCF - August 2024 - News 37:51

1M ago37:51

37:51

Send us a text In this episode, Frank and Steve discuss the latest news in Cloud FinOps, including AWS G4DN Workspaces, AWS Parallel Computing Service, Google Compute Engine C3 and X4 instances, Azure C4 VMs, Amazon Open Search Service, AlloyDB free trial, Azure NetApp file storage, and more. They also touch on topics like cost optimization, carbon…

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Achieving Cost Efficiency in AWS: Best Practices for RDS, EC2, and S3 28:54

1M ago28:54

28:54

Choo Yang Tan, Cloud FinOps Program Manager at Araza, in this episode will address several key questions, including: Finance to Cloud finops - How the shift is helping? What are the best practices for RDS, EC2 and S3 optimization? What quick fixes can deliver immediate Cloud FinOps results? Is cloud repatriation becoming more intense? FinOps for Ge…

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From Bytes to Brighter Futures: The Promise of GreenOps in Cloud Services - Part 2 13:25

2M ago13:25

13:25

Manpreet covers in this episode, Right time to begin GreenOps practices GreenOps and FinOps - the correlation Future of GreenOps

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WNiCF - July 2024 - News 43:11

2M ago43:11

43:11

Send us a text In this episode, Frank and Steve discuss the July 2024 FinOps announcements from AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud. They cover topics such as committed use discounts, fully licensed commitments, hibernation for VMs, cost management features, and service discontinuations. The conversation is filled with insights and analysis of the latest …

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WNiCF - Interview with Mel - Engineers fatigue 46:06

2M ago46:06

46:06

Send us a text SteveO and Frank sat down with Mel, a PwC engineer, to talk about what it's like to be an engineer and the hurdles they face. They dug into her daily routine - from stand-up meetings to ticket management and making time to focus. They also explored how random meetings can kill productivity and the importance of debugging. They touche…

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From Bytes to Brighter Futures: The Promise of GreenOps in Cloud Services - Part 1 12:03

2M ago12:03

12:03

In this enlightening episode, we explore the emerging concept of GreenOps, a blend of sustainability and operational excellence in cloud services. Manpreet Singh, Senior Principal Infrastructure Engineer at Mphasis, joins us to detail: The definition of GreenOps Common misconceptions surrounding GreenOps…

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WNiCF - Interview with Dr James Mitchell - Financial language in FinOps and isomorphic economies 39:59

3M ago39:59

39:59

Send us a text "An isomorphism is the fancy maths word for an analogy." - Dr James Mitchell Dr. James Mitchell, a commodities trading and renewable energy expert, joins Stephen and Frank to discuss FinOps financial language. He draws parallels between cloud computing and electricity economies, offering insights into future trends. The conversation …

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Maintaining Fiscal Discipline Under Economic Uncertainities:Cloud FinOps in Public Sector Transportation - Part 2 15:56

3M ago15:56

15:56

Know more on cloud finops in public sector from Arvind Sashtry. In this episode, he continues on, Top 3 challenges in cloud cost optimization for public sector organizations His success story Future of cloud finops for public sector organizations

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WNiCF - June 2024 - News 31:20

3M ago31:20

31:20

Send us a text In this episode of What's New in Cloud FinOps, we (Frank and Stephen) discuss the latest news and updates in cloud computing impacting your wallet. We cover topics such as right-sizing recommendations for Amazon RDS, data exports for cost optimization, and improved billing and cost management. We also highlight talks from FinOps X in…

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WNiCF - Interview with TJ and Deana Solis - The social aspects of FinOps 42:36

3M ago42:36

42:36

Send us a text In this live episode, recorded at FinOps X 2024, we speak with TJ and Deana Solis about the social aspects of FinOps. It is a real live episode with microphones not working, music being turned on, bar opening and more. I also had to use a 'beep' sound for the first time.By The FinOps Guys - Stephen Old and Frank Contrepois

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Maintaining fiscal discipline under economic uncertainty: Cloud FinOps in Public sector transportation 10:46

4M ago10:46

10:46

Listening to this episode featuring Arvind Shastry, FinOps Manager, Transport for NSW, will make you understand, Primary goals of implementing cloud finops in NSW transport Ideal ways to reduce cloud waste in public sector organisations

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WNiCF - Interview with Izhak Zimmermann - I don't believe in tagging 39:39

4M ago39:39

39:39

Send us a text Izhak "I don't believe in tagging" Zimmermann discusses with Stephen and Frank about the importance of focusing on business value in the context of FinOps, emphasising the need to understand cloud costs within the context of business goals. He introduces a new approach to FinOps that leverages new technology and insights to support b…

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WNiCF - May 2024 - News 35:33

4M ago35:33

35:33

Send us a text Summary In this episode of What's New in Cloud FinOps, Frank and Stephen discuss a wide range of cloud-related news and updates. They cover topics such as Azure VM hibernation, Azure Compute Fleet, Google Cloud TPU, Amazon EC2 C7i Flex, DynamoDB, AWS Marketplace, Cloud Run, and more. The conversation also delves into the complexities…

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Navigating Cloud FinOps in IT Services Industry 22:28

4M ago22:28

22:28

Are you one among them who finds managing cloud costs while ensuring optimal performance in your IT services challenging? You're not alone! Our expert guest Rajesh Natesan, Cloud Consultant will share invaluable insights and actionable strategies to help you steer through the complexities of Cloud FinOps in IT Services. Tune in to learn about: Typi…

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WNiCF - Interview with Mike Stephenson - Azure Free tier and other 36:05

5M ago36:05

36:05

Send us a text In this episode, Steve, Frank and Mike discuss the benefits of using the free tier in Microsoft Azure. They explore the various free offerings available, such as Azure Cosmos DB, Azure DevOps, and speech-to-text translation. They also discuss the importance of monitoring costs and implementing processes to prevent unexpected expenses…

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Breaking into Cloud - The Non-Technical Perspective 18:15

5M ago18:15

18:15

Ever thought of switching from non-technical background to cloud finops and worried about the success? You can win undoubtedly. Hear it from Donal who has proved it already. Discussion covers, Donal's fascinating journey from finance to cloud How non-technical professionals can offer unique perspectives to the cloud conversation Impact of macro-eco…

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WNiCF - April 2024 - News 43:55

5M ago43:55

43:55

Send us a text Summary In this episode, Frank and Steve discuss the latest news from Google, Azure, and AWS. They cover topics such as new instance types, ARM-based CPUs, storage options, cost optimization, and Kubernetes cost allocation. The conversation also touches on the challenges of reducing storage and the importance of billing cost data in …

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Strategies for Multi-cloud cost optimization (Part 2) 14:36

5M ago14:36

14:36

Hear what Erol has to say in Part 2 of strategies for multi-cloud cost optimization, Real world examples of successful multi-cloud cost optimization, Serverless computing, Edge computing, AI-driven cloud computing - Erol's take

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WNiCF - Interview with Rob Martin - The Updated FinOps Framework 40:11

6M ago40:11

40:11

Send us a text This month we talk about the FinOps Framework. The Framework has been vastly improved and updated to match what FinOps practitioners are doing, in the tranches. Who better than Rob Martin to guide us into the Framework? No-one. And we like him so much that he is the first returning interviewee. --- In this episode, we (SteveO and Fra…

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Strategies for Multi-cloud Cost Optimization 12:15

6M ago12:15

12:15

Don't miss to check out on this insightful episode on multi-cloud cost optimization featuring Erol kavas, Director, EPAM Systems. He addressed, Key drivers behind rapid multi-cloud adoption Challenges in multi-cloud cost optimization Importance of centralized cost managment and governance policy Effectiveness of resource tagging and organization…

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WNiCF - Interview with Steve Trask - The State of FinOps 43:02

6M ago43:02

43:02

Send us a text In this episode, Steve Trask, VP of Marketing at the FinOps Foundation, discusses the State of FinOps report and the insights gained from four years of research. They explore topics such as team structure, automation, executive buy-in, and the evolving priorities of FinOps practitioners. They also touch on the challenges of measuring…

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WNiCF - March 2024 - News 40:48

6M ago40:48

40:48

Send us a text In this episode, Frank and Steve discuss various news and updates in the cloud industry. They cover topics such as New AMD instances in Azure Holographic stickers

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Gamification in Cloud FinOps 22:50

7M ago22:50

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Implement Cloud FinOps with a touch of Gamification. Listen to the full episode where Brian McCumber, a cloud finops leader, shares his thoughts on, Challenges in motivating Engineers to take meaningful action A case-study on gamification for finops A brief on his recent book - "Gamification - How to host a finops hackathon?"…

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WNiCF - cross podcast with Donal Bourke - Careers in FinOps 46:00

7M ago46:00

46:00

Send us a text In this bonus episode, we talk about FinOps careers and how each of us, the three hosts, have come to FinOps from three very different paths. - Donal from finance and accounting - Stephen from hospitality, sales, and more - Frank from being a geek in a basement It is a great episode with the appearance of an old Nokia phone, the loss…

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Decoding Cloud Unit Economics 11:45

7M ago11:45

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Pankaj Bajaj, Certified FinOps Professional from HashiCorp in this episode briefs about, Cloud Unit Economics in simple words Significance of cloud unit economics in IT operations KPIs of cloud unit economics Use case of cloud unit economics Cloud unit economics implementation challenges and its future scope…

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WNiCF - February 2024 - News 34:31

7M ago34:31

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Send us a text WNiCF - February 2024 - News Good amount of news, some sarcastic comments and lot of opinions :) Frank's interview with Steph FinOps X website Frank and Stephen have gone through everything that has a financial impact and quickly try to tell you why it may matter to you and your organisation. Send you feedback, ideas, invitations or …

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How to Embrace Cloud in 2024? - Part 2 14:28

8M ago14:28

14:28

Dont miss Part - 2 of "How to embrace cloud in 2024?" featuring Arvind Purushothaman from EY. You'll hear in this episode, Contributions businesses should make towards fostering sustainable cloud practices adoption Recommendations for businesses to get the best out of their efforts on cloud Top 3 approaches business should avoid in 2024 on their cl…

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How to embrace cloud in 2024 - Part 1 13:35

8M ago13:35

13:35

How prepared is your cloud this year? Hear the top actionable tactics to embrace the cloud effectively from Arvind Purushothaman, Cloud Leader from EY. This episode holds, Major cloud trends to expect in 2024 Best ways to optimize cloud expenses this year Listen to the full episode.

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WNiCF - January 2024 - News 25:35

8M ago25:35

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Send us a text First news episode of the year. And this time we have a limited amount of news. Dry January for FinOps news too :) The FinOps Guys are Stephen Old and Frank Contrepois and we can be contacted at podcast@finopsguys.co.ukBy The FinOps Guys - Stephen Old and Frank Contrepois

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WNiCF - Interview with Dimiris Perdikou - Gamification and public sector 40:42

8M ago40:42

40:42

Send us a text This month Stephen and Frank are interviewing Dimitris Perdikou from the UK Home Office. The topic is Gamification, but, as often, it grew beyond its original scope. Dimitris made us feel good with the work done making sure taxpayer money is well spent. In the process, we discussed two new metrics for unit economics specific to the p…

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Cloud Unveiled: Navigating AWS Best Practices, FinTech Nuances, and Global Presence Management with Tide.co Insights (Part 2) 18:33

9M ago18:33

18:33

Madhu Kumar and Kelly is back with the intriguing topic. You'll understand from this episode, What keeps Tide.co up and moving? What does Kelly see as major architectural guidelines for fintech businesses from his experience? Does Kelly see productivity improvements in using Gen AI tools? What is Kelly's view on the slowdown of cloud migration?…

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WNiCF - FinOps 2023 trends with Lucas Paratore 57:23

9M ago57:23

57:23

Send us a text An episode about FinOps in 2023. What are the themes that shaped FinOps and Cloud? What events, big or small, are defining what we will see in 2024? We talk about client behaviour and why repatriation is a thing. We dive into the strategic decisions made by cloud vendors in 2023 and their impact on the market, including price increas…

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WNiCF - December 2023 - News 32:19

9M ago32:19

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Send us a text Last episode of the year. And for possibly the first time ever we have a lot of Google news and a group of sustainability articles! The FinOps Guys are Stephen Old and Frank Contrepois and we can be contacted at podcast@finopsguys.co.uk PS: we are still thinking (vaguely) about a website.…

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Cloud Unveiled: Navigating AWS Best Practices, FinTech Nuances, and Global Presence Management with Tide.co Insights 18:52

9M ago18:52

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Listen to thought provoking insights from Kelly Looney, SVP of Engineering on, AWS best practices advising Vs doing - Where does he see the difference? Nuances the cloud-native FinTech companies should pay attention to Strategies to choose between CSPs and tools for improving efficiency How Tide.co keeps the global presence organized? Uniqueness in…

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Fireside Chat on Upcoming Cloud Trends (Part 2) 21:14

10M ago21:14

21:14

Here comes the other episode with David Linthicum. This fireside chat Part 2 between Madhu Kumar, Founder & CEO – Amadis and David Linthicum covers, What the enterprises should choose NOT to do in the upcoming 2 to 3 years? David’s views on the young talent’s urge to learn the new technologies skipping the fundamental engineering concepts? One rece…

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WNiCF - November 2023 - News 55:36

10M ago55:36

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Send us a text Loads and loads of AWS news coming from re:Invent for November. And this month we have Frank having to evacuate the building due to a fire alarm; nothing real, fortunately. Frank and Stephen have gone through everything that has a financial impact and quickly try to tell you why it may matter to you and your organisation. Send you fe…

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WNiCF - Interview with Assaf Flatto 34:53

10M ago34:53

34:53

Send us a text Another great interview, this time with Assaf Flatto. This is the three of us showing what being part of a growing community is about: we share, we debate, and in the end, FinOps is a more mature discipline. Send you feedback, ideas, invitations or any other thing you want to talk about at: podcast@finopsguys.co.uk…

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Fireside Chat on Upcoming Cloud Trends (Part 1) 18:14

11M ago18:14

18:14

Are you updated on the recent cloud trends? Hear from one of the most trusted "Cloud Visionary" himself - David Linthicum This fireside chat between Madhu Kumar, Founder & CEO - Amadis and David Linthicum covers, Views on cloud adoption rate in next 3 to 5 years What’s happening in the industry cloud and where are we now? Cloud native migration tre…

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WNiCF - October 2023 - News 34:42

11M ago34:42

34:42

Send us a text !!!! You can now contact us at podcast(at)finopsguys.co.uk !!!! Frank and Stephen review the plethora of news from AWS, Azure and GCP for October 2023. A lot of updates this month. Frank and Stephen have gone through everything that has a financial impact and quickly try to tell you why it may matter to you and your organisation.…

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Unpacking the Evolution of AI in Cloud Services - Part 2 14:27

11M ago14:27

14:27

Back with Part 2 of "Unpacking the Evolution of AI in Cloud Services" with Janakiram MSV on CloudTech Talks- Your Go-To Cloud Podcast. This episode covers, - Latest strategies of hyperscalers on AI - A sneak peek of a course by Janakiram MSV - "Mastering Generative AI with Open AI" on Kodecloud.

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WNiCF - Interview with Alee Whitman - Don't say the S word 44:29

12M ago44:29

44:29

Send us a text Alee made what Stephen and I think is the best talk at FinOps X 2023. and we recommend you watch it before listening to the episode. The (kind of) driving topic is "What would have changed from the talk", but as usual, the episode is full of stories, comments, ideas and fun.By The FinOps Guys - Stephen Old and Frank Contrepois

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Unpacking the Evolution of AI in Cloud Services 16:19

12M ago16:19

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Listen to Janakiram MSV as he unleashes all the recent strategies of the hyperscalers like Azure, AWS and GCP towards AI. Some of the key discussion points are, Why the hyperscalers want to invest in AI? What are the key differences between conventional AI models and foundational models? Wait for part-2 for more interesting insights.…

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Strategies for Seamless Cloud Migration 24:32

12M ago24:32

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Listen to Yugesh Deshpande's strategies for seamless cloud migration. You'll hear in this episode,-The common pitfalls of cloud migration-Key Practices for seamless cloud migration-Facilities from CSP for cloud migration-Impact of AI in cloud migration

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WNiCF - September 2023 - News 32:06

1y ago32:06

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Send us a text !!!! You can now contact us at podcast(at)finopsguys.co.uk !!!! Frank and Stephen review the plethora of news from AWS, Azure and GCP for September 2023. A lot of updates this month. Frank and Stephen have gone through everything that has a financial impact and quickly try to tell you why it may matter to you and your organisation. A…

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WNiCF - Interview with Anthony Monthe - The cloud benchmarker 33:33

1y ago33:33

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Send us a text Cloud vendor announces new instance types every month, and the content of the announcement is always the same: "The new instance is faster, shinier and cheaper than the previous one." But is it true? And what about other instances in the same generation but with different CPU vendors? Anthony tests it all. He checks every new instanc…

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3 Years of What's New in Cloud FinOps 17:50

1y ago17:50

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Send us a text Frank and Stephen remember some fun facts from the last three years of podcasting about FinOps.By The FinOps Guys - Stephen Old and Frank Contrepois

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