FinOps is the practice of managing and optimizing cloud costs by aligning expenses with resources consumed, maximizing business value as north star. The methodology involves Finance, Operations, and Technology teams working together to monitor and control cloud costs across the organization. As managers and leaders of technology teams, the role of Platform Engineer is becoming increasingly important, not only from a technical point of view but also in the business.
This is an opportunity to consolidate cloud native strategies, involving software development, QA, Data, DevOps, Security, Architecture, Cost structures, budgets, and corporate objectives. To capitalize on this opportunity, it is important to stay informed and prepared to play the key role we can have in all of this.