State of FinOps 2026 Report Read the latest State of FinOps Report to discover the latest findings and trends within the FinOps discipline.

This is what happens when thousands of FinOps pros compare notes and show their homework!

The State of FinOps 2026 report just dropped this week: data.finops.org

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...and so it begins! I am in San Diego at #finopsx. A week of learning and networking!

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Trends in Cloud Spending: A 2025 Perspective It's 2025! If you've been living under a rock the last 10-15 years, you may not know that the global cloud computing industry is experiencing unprecedented growth (SURPRISE, SURPRISE!). From accelerat...

2025 FinOps: Equal parts math, diplomacy, and begging for tags.
Cloud spend isn’t just growing—it’s evolving. It’s not about avoiding the cloud, it’s about using it strategically.

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Structuring Cloud Commitments: How to Blend Reserved Instances and Savings Plans for Maximum Coverage Over the past few slightly chaotic months at work, a customer asked a really interesting question that I realized deserves a better, broader explanation. The term "Negotiated Discount" keeps coming up...

Cloud discounts got you dizzy? 🌀
I broke down Negotiated Discounts, Savings Plans, and RIs — and how FinOps thinking can bring clarity (and savings). 🚀 Check it out! #FinOpsallthethings
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How to Size and Structure FinOps Teams for Different Maturity Stages The journey to FinOps maturity is a transformative process for many (if not all) organizations adopting cloud financial management practices. As organizations progress through the Crawl, Walk, and Run...

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Fresh off the presses! My opinions on optimal team sizes for #FinOps programs during each stage of maturity! #FinOpsallthethings #crawl #walk #run

Exploratory FinOps Scripts: Azure Disk and Snapshot Information In my presales role at AHEAD, I focus on the "art of the possible" in customer conversations. We often analyze customers' cloud storage footprints during a FinOps campaign, noting that "lift and shift...

New blog post alert! Here's a real script I used to figure out what managed disk belonged to which VM + if the disk had any snapshots. This helped a customer figure out what they needed to move forward! #finopsallthethings #artofthepossible #happyfestivus

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