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Mastering Cloud Costs (FinOps)
Stop bleeding budget. 5 Strategies to optimize your cloud spend and align engineering with finance teams.
Jan 10, 2026
6 min read
Author
Alex Stratos
Cloud Infrastructure Specialist
Key Takeaways
- Identifying hidden costs in multi-cloud environments
- The cultural shift required for successful FinOps
- Automated scaling as a cost-control mechanism
- Rightsizing vs. Reservations: Finding the balance
The Visibility Gap
The first step to cost optimization is visibility. Without granular tagging and real-time monitoring, cloud bills become an indecipherable black box that engineers and finance teams struggle to reconcile.
Engineering Accountability
FinOps isn't just about finance; it's about pushing cost-consciousness to the edge. When developers understand the cost implications of their architectural choices (e.g., choosing a specific instance type), efficiency becomes an engineering metric.
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