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Efficient Cloud FinOps
Efficient Cloud FinOps

Efficient Cloud FinOps: A practical guide to cloud financial management and optimization with AWS, Azure, and GCP

By Alfonso San Miguel Sánchez , Danny Obando García
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Book Feb 2024 446 pages 1st Edition
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Publication date : Feb 23, 2024
Length 446 pages
Edition : 1st Edition
Language : English
ISBN-13 : 9781805122579
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Efficient Cloud FinOps

Part 1:Get Started with FinOps

In this part, we will go through all the ideas behind FinOps practices, and we will also explain in depth why this buzzword is becoming so popular.

Once through the basics, we will deep dive into how FinOps practices can fit and benefit multiple organizations in different stages of their cloud journey, as well as the synergies to be found with widely used methodologies such as DevOps and Agile.

This part has the following chapters:

  • Chapter 1, Introduction to FinOps Principles
  • Chapter 2, Understanding How FinOps Fits in Cloud Governance
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Key benefits

  • Learn cost optimization best practices on different cloud services using FinOps principles and examples
  • Gain hands-on expertise in improving cost estimations and devising cost reduction plans for Azure, AWS, and GCP
  • Analyze case studies that illustrate the application of FinOps in diverse real-world scenarios
  • Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBook

Description

In response to the escalating challenges of cloud adoption, where balancing costs and maximizing cloud values is paramount, FinOps practices have emerged as the cornerstone of fi nancial optimization. This book serves as your comprehensive guide to understanding how FinOps is implemented in organizations worldwide through team collaboration and proper cloud governance. Presenting FinOps from a practical point of view, covering the three phases—inform, optimize, and operate—this book demonstrates an end-to-end methodology for optimizing costs and performing financial management in the cloud. You’ll learn how to design KPIs and dashboards for judicious cost allocation, covering key features of cloud services such as reserved instances, rightsizing, scaling, and automation for cost optimization. This book further simplifi es architectural concepts and best practices, enabling you to design superior and more optimized solutions. Finally, you’ll discover potential synergies and future challenges, from the integration of artifi cial intelligence to cloud sustainability considerations, to prepare for the future of cloud FinOps. By the end of this book, you’ll have built the expertise to seamlessly implement FinOps practices across major public clouds, armed with insights and ideas to propel your organization toward business growth.

What you will learn

Examine challenges in cloud adoption and cost optimization Gain insight into the integration of FinOps within organizations Explore the synergies between FinOps and DevOps, IaC, and change management Leverage tools such as Azure Advisor, AWS CUDOS, and GCP cost reports Estimate and optimize costs using cloud services key features and best practices Implement cost dashboards and reports to improve visibility and control Understand FinOps roles and processes crucial for organizational success Apply FinOps through real-life examples and multicloud architectures

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Publication date : Feb 23, 2024
Length 446 pages
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Language : English
ISBN-13 : 9781805122579

Table of Contents

21 Chapters
Preface Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Part 1:Get Started with FinOps Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 1: Introduction to FinOps Principles Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 2: Understanding How FinOps Fits into Cloud Governance Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Part 2:Inform – How to Increase Cost Visibility Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 3: Designing and Executing the Tagging and Naming Convention Strategies Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 4: Estimating Cloud Solution Costs and Initiative Saving Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 5: Improving Cost Visibility with Dashboards and Reports Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Part 3:Optimize – How to Get the Most out of Cloud Resources Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 6: Implementing IaaS Compute Optimization Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 7: Implementing PaaS and Other Compute Optimization Initiatives Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 8: Implementing Database Optimization Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 9: Implementing Storage Optimization Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Part 4:Operate – How to Set Up a Governance Model around Cloud Costs Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 10: Designing and Implementing FinOps KPIs Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 11: Defining New FinOps Roles and Processes Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Part 5:Hands-On Cost Optimization with Real-Life Use Cases and More Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 12: Case Studies for Cost Optimization Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 13: Wrapping up and Looking ahead Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Index Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Other Books You May Enjoy Chevron down icon Chevron up icon

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