FinOps Archives - Ermanno Attardo

Add Blockchain To Your Existing AWS App or FinOps…

December 19, 2023December 19, 2023

Blockchain is often mistaken solely with cryptocurrencies and scams, but it actually is a behemoth that has revolutionized numerous industries, with applications completely different and far beyond digital currencies. At its core, blockchain is a decentralized and immutable ledger. Imagine a book where when you write one line, this line can no longer be edited. Even if someone manages to forge it, with a prohibitive effort and cost, everyone else has a correct copy and will not accept it.

Cost Optimization can save or destroy a company

January 1, 2023January 10, 2023

Reducing cost is an addicting drug for its immediate dollar feedback to your pockets. You taste it once and start wanting to reduce more and more. You’ll lose features, performance, and customers, but rationalize it’s worth a certain tradeoff. Sometimes, it is a good idea. But when the spiral becomes the main focus, you are in a DANGER zone. I saw this happen 3 times, in a startup, in a medium business, and in a Fortune500. I share a story from my own experience to explain the danger and opportunity of reducing costs.

AWS Data Transfer Costs – Metropolis Infographics

May 3, 2022May 3, 2022

Review this picture as you could dramatically reduce your Data Transfer costs.

FinOps Foundation’s “FinOps Certified Professional” Certification

March 23, 2022January 6, 2023

We write to share our experience and reflections upon being the first students, and graduates (Jiri & Ermanno) of the FinOps Foundation’s FinOps Certified Professional certification program.

Usage+Spend Forecasting on AWS with FinOps Foundation’s Best Practices

March 20, 2022May 2, 2022

Forecasting is the process of making predictions based on our assumptions about the factors driving the data of interest and its actual past and present values. The key value of having accurate forecasts is that they allow to be proactive, rather than reactive.