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Hosted by Hunter Willis, Sr. Product Marketing Manager at Apptio, an IBM Company, FinOps Fridays is a video series covering a range of topics across the journey to cloud, from pre-migration to cloud-native. It dives into the technical and cultural challenges that organizations face on their unique journey as they build their financial discipline required for cloud.

If you have any questions or topics you want to see covered, please reach out to us at feedback@finopsfridays.com

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Episodes

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Transparency, Accountability, and Efficiency

Expert guidance on increasing cost transparency, accountability, and efficiency to level up your FinOps practice.

Transparency, Accountability, and Efficiency

Expert guidance on increasing cost transparency, accountability, and efficiency to level up your FinOps practice.
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Building Alignment Across FinOps Stakeholders

Discover how FinOps can unite teams across your organization with a shared interest in cloud cost savings and data transparency.

Building Alignment Across FinOps Stakeholders

Discover how FinOps can unite teams across your organization with a shared interest in cloud cost savings and data transparency.
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Managing Cost Effective Cloud Migrations

Learn about cloud migration and cloud cost optimization pitfalls, workarounds, and best practices to help you maximize value from the get-go.

Managing Cost Effective Cloud Migrations

Learn about cloud migration and cloud cost optimization pitfalls, workarounds, and best practices to help you maximize value from the get-go.
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Using Data to Build Credibility for FinOps

Explore strategies for overcoming hurdles for buy-in, the role data plays in building credibility, and tips for applying FinOps principles across organization-wide cost centers. 

Using Data to Build Credibility for FinOps

Explore strategies for overcoming hurdles for buy-in, the role data plays in building credibility, and tips for applying FinOps principles across organization-wide cost centers. 
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Commitments, Allocation and Gamification

Hear best practices for commitment spend strategies with guidance on gamifying processes, cost allocation, and unit economics.

Commitments, Allocation and Gamification

Hear best practices for commitment spend strategies with guidance on gamifying processes, cost allocation, and unit economics.
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Contextual Collaboration and FinOps

Are you getting the full picture in your FinOps conversations?

Contextual Collaboration and FinOps

Are you getting the full picture in your FinOps conversations?
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FinOps: The Collaborative Journey

Recommendations for accelerating your FinOps journey from a veteran with over 13 years in cloud and operations

FinOps: The Collaborative Journey

Recommendations for accelerating your FinOps journey from a veteran with over 13 years in cloud and operations
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FinOps and Sustainability – Part 2

In this episode of FinOps Fridays, we continue to explore the intriguing relationship between FinOps and Sustainability.

FinOps and Sustainability – Part 2

In this episode of FinOps Fridays, we continue to explore the intriguing relationship between FinOps and Sustainability.
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FinOps and Sustainability – Part 1

We kick off an exciting conversation about the dynamic partnership between FinOps and Sustainability, focusing on what this means in the realm of IT. 

FinOps and Sustainability – Part 1

We kick off an exciting conversation about the dynamic partnership between FinOps and Sustainability, focusing on what this means in the realm of IT. 
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FinOps the Engineering Way Part 2

Nathan Besh and Dvir Mizrahi explore roadblocks and how to overcome them in your FinOps journey

FinOps the Engineering Way Part 2

Nathan Besh and Dvir Mizrahi explore roadblocks and how to overcome them in your FinOps journey
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FinOps the Engineering Way Part 1

Nathan Besh and Dvir Mizrahi explore engineering-driven FinOps adoption in this FinOps Fridays episode

FinOps the Engineering Way Part 1

Nathan Besh and Dvir Mizrahi explore engineering-driven FinOps adoption in this FinOps Fridays episode
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Forecasting Part 2

With the whats and whys of forecasting covered in the first part, Dieter Matzion and Nathan Besh pick up the pace to get a level deeper into the topic and look at the “Hows” in the second part of episode 11 of FinOps Fridays.

Forecasting Part 2

With the whats and whys of forecasting covered in the first part, Dieter Matzion and Nathan Besh pick up the pace to get a level deeper into the topic and look at the “Hows” in the second part of episode 11 of FinOps Fridays.
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Forecasting Part 1

The next episode of FinOps Fridays is all about forecasting.

Forecasting Part 1

The next episode of FinOps Fridays is all about forecasting.
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Talking Talent in FinOps Part 2

Nathan Besh and Ashley Hromatko discuss what careers in FinOps look like what skills are necessary to be successful.

Talking Talent in FinOps Part 2

Nathan Besh and Ashley Hromatko discuss what careers in FinOps look like what skills are necessary to be successful.
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Talking Talent in FinOps Part 1

Nathan Besh and Ashley Hromatko discuss the growing need for talent in FinOps.

Talking Talent in FinOps Part 1

Nathan Besh and Ashley Hromatko discuss the growing need for talent in FinOps.
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Metrics that matter: Unit Economics Part 3

The third and last part this FinOps Fridays episode discusses what the final picture of unit economics looks like and the challenges and roadblocks you should be aware of.

Metrics that matter: Unit Economics Part 3

The third and last part this FinOps Fridays episode discusses what the final picture of unit economics looks like and the challenges and roadblocks you should be aware of.
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Metrics that matter: Unit Economics Part 2

This episode of FinOps Fridays digs further into unit economics, exploring its execution.

Metrics that matter: Unit Economics Part 2

This episode of FinOps Fridays digs further into unit economics, exploring its execution.
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Metrics that matter: Unit Economics Part 1

What is Unit economics? How does it help? How is it different from other metrics? Join us for the breakdown.

Metrics that matter: Unit Economics Part 1

What is Unit economics? How does it help? How is it different from other metrics? Join us for the breakdown.
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Global Perspective – FinOps in Brazil’s Public Sector Part 2

Nathan Besh and Thiago Gil explore how FinOps can solve Brazil’s increasing labor costs, the need for innovation in the public sector, and more.

Global Perspective – FinOps in Brazil’s Public Sector Part 2

Nathan Besh and Thiago Gil explore how FinOps can solve Brazil’s increasing labor costs, the need for innovation in the public sector, and more.
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Global Perspective – FinOps in Brazil’s Public Sector Part 1

Nathan Besh and Thiago Gil discuss Brazil’s history, technology evolution, and unique challenges and opportunities it has for FinOps.

Global Perspective – FinOps in Brazil’s Public Sector Part 1

Nathan Besh and Thiago Gil discuss Brazil’s history, technology evolution, and unique challenges and opportunities it has for FinOps.
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Gamification – Putting the Fun in FunOps Part 2

Nathan Besh and Alee Whitman discuss the what, the why, and the how of gamification of your FinOps practice

Gamification – Putting the Fun in FunOps Part 2

Nathan Besh and Alee Whitman discuss the what, the why, and the how of gamification of your FinOps practice
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Gamification – Putting the Fun in FunOps Part 1

Nathan Besh and Alee Whitman discuss the what, the why, and the how of gamification of your FinOps practice

Gamification – Putting the Fun in FunOps Part 1

Nathan Besh and Alee Whitman discuss the what, the why, and the how of gamification of your FinOps practice
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Containers – A Silver Bullet? Part 2

Nathan and Mike Surma dig deeper into container architecture and management to help inform business decisions.

Containers – A Silver Bullet? Part 2

Nathan and Mike Surma dig deeper into container architecture and management to help inform business decisions.
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Containers – A Silver Bullet? Part 1

Everyone is talking containers, they’re being sold as a silver bullet that solve a variety of computing and cost issues.

Containers – A Silver Bullet? Part 1

Everyone is talking containers, they’re being sold as a silver bullet that solve a variety of computing and cost issues.
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Will SaaS be the next financial challenge?

Explore what’s on the horizon and how we should equip ourselves to overcome challenges in SaaS

Will SaaS be the next financial challenge?

Explore what’s on the horizon and how we should equip ourselves to overcome challenges in SaaS
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Working with “Traditional” Finance

For your FinOps practice to succeed, you need to prove value to your finance team.

Working with “Traditional” Finance

For your FinOps practice to succeed, you need to prove value to your finance team.
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Getting Technically Ready 101

This episode of FinOps Fridays is all about getting technically ready for a FinOps practice within your organization.

Getting Technically Ready 101

This episode of FinOps Fridays is all about getting technically ready for a FinOps practice within your organization.
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Getting Your Organization on Board 101

This episode of FinOps Fridays is about beginning a FinOps journey. Specifically, how you get your organization on board with the program

Getting Your Organization on Board 101

This episode of FinOps Fridays is about beginning a FinOps journey. Specifically, how you get your organization on board with the program
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Welcome to FinOps Fridays – FinOps 101

Welcome to FinOps Fridays! Join us for the inaugural episode of a series all about, well, FinOps.

Welcome to FinOps Fridays – FinOps 101

Welcome to FinOps Fridays! Join us for the inaugural episode of a series all about, well, FinOps.

Hosted by Hunter Willis

With over two decades of experience in web development, marketing, and SaaS, Hunter has been a top blogger in the Microsoft partner space and featured in over a dozen publications, most notably the Wall Street Journal.

Throughout his career, he has developed internal collaboration sites, provided technical and strategic advice, and managed solutions for small to large organizations.

Hunter is currently a Sr. Product Marketing Manager at Apptio, an IBM Company.

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