Machine Learning
FinOps Foundations
Take charge of your cloud costs with FinOps! This course will show you how to implement FinOps practices to optimize your organization’s cloud usage and spend, ensuring greater financial efficiency and cost visibility
Duration
1 Days

Target Audience
Whether you’re aiming to spearhead a FinOps practice or part of a finance, technology, or business team exploring the benefits of FinOps, this course provides the foundational knowledge you need to optimize cloud usage and costs
What you'll learn
Understand FinOps principles and their role in cloud cost management.Learn to set up FinOps practices and track performance with effective KPIs.Explore cloud-native tools to optimize and manage cloud spending.

COURSE AGENDA
FinOps Overview
- Defining FinOps: Learn what FinOps is and how it combines finance and operations to optimize cloud cost management.
- Motivating FinOps: Understand the reasons behind the rise of FinOps and why it’s essential for businesses to manage cloud spend effectively.
- FinOps Principles: Explore the core principles of FinOps and how they guide organizations in aligning financial accountability with cloud operations.
- Who Benefits from FinOps?: Identify the stakeholders who benefit from the adoption of FinOps, from finance teams to cloud engineers.
A FinOps Framework
- Why a FinOps Framework?: Understand the importance of having a structured framework to guide the adoption and implementation of FinOps in your organization.
- How to Use the FinOps Framework: Learn the practical steps for applying the FinOps framework in your organization to drive cloud cost efficiency.
- Framework Overview: Get an overview of the FinOps framework, its key components, and how they align to optimize cloud spending.
- Domains: Explore the domains of the FinOps framework, each focusing on different aspects of financial operations in the cloud.
Some FinOps Practical Focuses
- KPIs: Understand the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) that measure the success of your FinOps efforts and track cloud spend optimization.
- Teams and Structures: Learn how to build and structure your FinOps team to ensure effective collaboration between finance, engineering, and business teams.