The ITAM Executive: A Podcast for IT Asset Management Professionals · Anglepoint

Cloud Cost Management: Embracing the FinOps Cycle

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Cloud cost management is fundamentally different and more complex than owning depreciating assets in a physical data center.

Jason Kelly, Director of FinOps at Anglepoint, breaks down the three-phase FinOps cycle (inform, optimize, operate) for managing cloud costs. He explains the challenges of implementing FinOps in organizations and provides practical strategies for success, including iterative adoption and creating a cloud center of excellence.

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A grounded look at why cloud automation needs disciplined FinOps foundations first.

Cloud cost management is treated here as a maturity issue, not a tooling shortcut. The FinOps cycle moves from inform to optimize and then operate, with automation waiting until the information underneath it is sound.

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If cloud costs feel hard to predict, this gives you a calm way into the FinOps cycle before automation enters the room.

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