Stephen Old and Frank Contrepois get together to discuss what's new in the world of cloud when it comes to FinOps. There are two monthly episodes, one where we'll discuss the top stories we've found from this month and a second episode where we bring in a friend of the show to talk to us about a topic of their choosing.
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Tech Money Talks is The #1 Podcast Helping You Build a Cloud FinOps Career and an Online Business
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Welcome to Tech Money Talks, the podcast that explores the exciting intersection of technology, money, and entrepreneurship. Hosted by Brian McCumber, we delve into the world of building a career in FinOps and starting a successful online business that can lead to a six-figure income. In today's fast-paced and constantly evolving world, it's not enough to just have a job. To achieve true financial success, it's important to have an entrepreneurial spirit and build a lucrative career. That's ...
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WNiCF - Interview - Building trust in FinOps and engineering insights by Dvir
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Send us a text This month, we talk with Dvir and discuss integrating engineering principles into FinOps to manage cloud costs effectively. We stress proactive cost management, trust in recommendations, and understanding business context. We also cover the challenges of cost observability, utilized waste, and monitoring resources. Some takeaways Pro…
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Send us a text In this episode, Frank and SteveO celebrate four years of their podcast while discussing the latest advancements in Cloud FinOps, including Amazon's new EC2 Graviton instances, Azure's confidential VMs, and cost management innovations. They explore dynamic scaling in cloud services, AWS Healthomics, and the importance of sustainabili…
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WNiCF - Interview with James Hall - GreenOps
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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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WNiCF - Interview - Udam Dewaraja - The story of FOCUS
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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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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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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
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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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WNiCF - Interview with Dr James Mitchell - Financial language in FinOps and isomorphic economies
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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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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
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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.Af The FinOps Guys - Stephen Old and Frank Contrepois
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WNiCF - Interview with Izhak Zimmermann - I don't believe in tagging
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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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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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WNiCF - Interview with Mike Stephenson - Azure Free tier and other
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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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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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WNiCF - Interview with Rob Martin - The Updated FinOps Framework
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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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WNiCF - Interview with Steve Trask - The State of FinOps
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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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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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WNiCF - cross podcast with Donal Bourke - Careers in FinOps
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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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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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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.ukAf The FinOps Guys - Stephen Old and Frank Contrepois
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WNiCF - Interview with Dimiris Perdikou - Gamification and public sector
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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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WNiCF - FinOps 2023 trends with Lucas Paratore
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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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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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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
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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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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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WNiCF - Interview with Alee Whitman - Don't say the S word
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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.Af The FinOps Guys - Stephen Old and Frank Contrepois
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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
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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
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Send us a text Frank and Stephen remember some fun facts from the last three years of podcasting about FinOps.Af The FinOps Guys - Stephen Old and Frank Contrepois
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Send us a text Frank and Stephen go through the plethora of news from AWS, Azure and GCP for August 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.Af Stephen Old and Frank Contrepois
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How to Build an AI Chatbot that Runs on Microsoft Teams using Azure Bot for FinOps
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Send us a text Frank and Stephen go through the plethora of news from AWS, Azure and GCP for July 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.Af Stephen Old and Frank Contrepois
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Send us a text Based on the audio, it might sound as if Frank is in a small wooden box; you would be almost correct, as the small meeting room I was in is horrible from a sound perspective. Frank and Stephen go through the plethora of news from AWS, Azure and GCP for June 2023. A lot of updates this month. Frank and Stephen have gone through everyt…
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WNiCF - Interview with Steph Gooch and Marit Hughes during FinOps X - When do you start FinOps?
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Send us a text Curious about when doing FinOps starts? Join hosts Frank and Stephen as they tap into the expertise of FinOps gurus Stephanie Gooch and Marit Hughes. Get ready for an exploration filled with unexpected detours, captivating insights, and bursting with infectious energy, "We had a lot of fun recording. The positive vibe can be felt whe…
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THIRD EYE Self-Hypnosis: “Be a YouTuber with 1 Million Subscribers” (Silva Mind Control Method)
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🧠 Neural brain technology side of Tech Money Talks. This guided session employs proven Silva Mind Control techniques that allow you to reprogram your mind, enabling you to transform into anything you aspire to be.Welcome to a transformative journey of the mind! 🧠✨ In this 30-minute guided session, we're diving deep into the power of Third Eye Self-…
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Send us a text Frank and Stephen go through the plethora of news from AWS, Azure and GCP for May 2023. The most updates we've seen from the vendors in a while, 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. Going to FinOps X? Come speak to us the…
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WNiCF - Interview with Marit Hughes - Public/Private Sector comparisons
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Send us a text Is FinOps the same in every organisation? Absolutely not! It varies massively by organisation but also by sector. This month Frank and Steve catch up with long time friend of Frank's (and new time friend of Steve) Marit Hughes. Marit brings her expansive knowledge and experience to help bring some colour to the differing challenges o…
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Send us a text Join Frank and Stephen talking through the latest news from FinOps in April 2023. A nice mix of AWS, Azure and even a bit of GCP. Covering topics like new instances, some "free tier" stuff and even ABC (you can find out what that is by listening!). Also watch out for our next interview with Marit Hughes!…
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From $54,000 Chef to $180,000 FinOps Career, What is FinOps? EXPLAINED
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👩🍳🚀 Welcome to our FinOps & Chef's Kitchen special! In this episode, we dive into the tantalizing world of cloud cost management through the eyes of a culinary maestro. Discover how the principles of FinOps align with the culinary arts, and learn how to master these skills for a rewarding career! 💼📈🎬 In this video, you'll learn:1️⃣ The importance …
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Send us a text Frank and Steve dive into what's new in March 2023, with some cool stuff in AWS and Azure and even digging deep into the release notes of google to find some more cool things. The episode is topped off by learning about some of Frank's really cool research, and for our native French listeners, look out for Frank's new French version …
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How I MADE THE TOP 1% with FinOps! What is FinOps? The 4,100% FinOps Growth Phenomenon Explained
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🚀 Brian McCumber from Tech Money Talks here, sharing my REMARKABLE journey into the Top 1% with FinOps! 💯 Join me as I reveal the secrets of the FinOps world and how YOU can skyrocket your career into the top 1%! 🌟🔥 Dive into the benefits, principles, and potential of FinOps for YOUR six-figure career, and don't miss the special reveal at the end! …
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WNiCF - "Woman" in FinOps with Deana Solis
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Send us a text A fantastic episode with our friend Deana Solis, a senior FinOps Engineer who is heavily involved in the FinOps Foundation and Women in FinOps. She tells the story of "Woman" in FinOps and also her career in general. A really down to earth individual, Deana lets us in to the realities of her journey and why the linear career isn't th…
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How to get hired at DISNEY FinOps Career - Alee Whitman's journey BREAKDOWN! 9 Skills you need
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We take a deep dive into Alee Whitman's incredible journey to becoming a FinOps practitioner at Disney. Starting her career in finance, Alee quickly discovered her passion for FinOps and took every opportunity to learn about cloud cost management and optimization. Her analytical and financial skills, coupled with her ability to tell stories using d…
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How to BRAINWASH Yourself for Success & Destroy Your VILLAIN! | Alter Ego REVEALED
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I’m going to reveal the most powerful mind hack that Billionaires, self-made Multi-Millionaires, professional athletes, celebrities, and influencers use to achieve smashing success!3 secrets how to BRAINWASH Yourself for Success & Destroy the VILLAIN in your life!If you look at any story, literally any story with a hero in it, they all have one thi…
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