FinOps Fridays
Episodes
Scaling FOCUS Across Cloud, SaaS, and AI
13 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Explore what's new in FOCUS 1.3, how organizations are operationalizing the spec, and what's ahead on the roadmap—straight from the FinOps Foundatio...
Navigating FinOps Maturity in the Age of AI
21 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hear how FinOps practices are evolving and meeting the demands of AI-first organizations.
Building Cost Governance for AI Workloads
31 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Learn how FinOps practices are evolving to meet the demands of AI-first organizations.
Cross-Functional Strategies for Successful FinOps Adoption
08 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
FinOps expert Idaliz Baez shares tips to align strategy, drive team buy-in, integrate tools, and drive value with unit economics.
Optimizing for Cost Efficiency and Carbon Reduction
23 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Learn how to optimize cloud costs and reduce carbon footprint through FinOps practices.
Operationalizing FinOps for Sustained ROI
25 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Learn how to apply enterprise-level best practices, take your strategy beyond tooling, and leverage the FinOps Framework to mature your program.
Change Management Strategies for Navigating FinOps Maturity
21 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Discover change management strategies that fuel FinOps adoption and maturity — from securing buy-in at every level to setting OKRs to measure succes...
Breaking Down Data Silos with FOCUS
24 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Learn how FOCUS™ (FinOps Open Cost and Usage Specification) helps standardize billing data, remove silos, and synthesize actionable insights.
Transparency, Accountability, and Efficiency
06 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Expert guidance on increasing cost transparency, accountability, and efficiency to level up your FinOps practice.
Building Alignment Across FinOps Stakeholders
22 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Discover how FinOps can unite teams across your organization with a shared interest in cloud cost savings and data transparency.
Managing Cost Effective Cloud Migrations
30 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Learn about cloud migration and cloud cost optimization pitfalls, workarounds, and best practices to help you maximize value from the get-go.
Using Data to Build Credibility for FinOps
26 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Explore strategies for overcoming hurdles for buy-in, the role data plays in building credibility, and tips for applying FinOps principles across orga...
Commitments, Allocation and Gamification
21 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hear best practices for commitment spend strategies with guidance on gamifying processes, cost allocation, and unit economics.
Contextual Collaboration and FinOps
10 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Are you getting the full picture in your FinOps conversations?
FinOps: The Collaborative Journey
22 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Recommendations for accelerating your FinOps journey from a veteran with over 13 years in cloud and operations
FinOps and Sustainability - Part 2
01 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of FinOps Fridays, we continue to explore the intriguing relationship between FinOps and Sustainability.
FinOps and Sustainability - Part 1
17 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We kick off an exciting conversation about the dynamic partnership between FinOps and Sustainability, focusing on what this means in the realm of IT.
FinOps the Engineering Way Part 2
21 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Nathan Besh and Dvir Mizrahi explore roadblocks and how to overcome them in your FinOps journey
FinOps the Engineering Way Part 1
20 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Nathan Besh and Dvir Mizrahi explore engineering-driven FinOps adoption in this FinOps Fridays episode
Forecasting Part 2
24 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
With the whats and whys of forecasting covered in the first part, Dieter Matzion and Nathan Besh pick up the pace to get a level deeper into the topic...
Forecasting Part 1
17 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The next episode of FinOps Fridays is all about forecasting.
Talking Talent in FinOps Part 2
16 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Nathan Besh and Ashley Hromatko discuss what careers in FinOps look like what skills are necessary to be successful.
Talking Talent in FinOps Part 1
09 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Nathan Besh and Ashley Hromatko discuss the growing need for talent in FinOps.
Metrics that matter: Unit Economics Part 3
14 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The third and last part this FinOps Fridays episode discusses what the final picture of unit economics looks like and the challenges and roadblocks yo...
Metrics that matter: Unit Economics Part 2
11 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of FinOps Fridays digs further into unit economics, exploring its execution.
Metrics that matter: Unit Economics Part 1
04 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is Unit economics? How does it help? How is it different from other metrics? Join us for the breakdown.