FinOps Culture
Bridging the gap between Engineering, Finance, and Product.
The Cloud Center of Excellence (CCoE)
A central team that governs the cloud strategy. It should include representatives from:
- Engineering: To understand technical feasibility.
- Finance: To handle budgeting and accounting.
- Product: To ensure spend aligns with business value.
- Executive Sponsor: To break ties and enforce policy.
Gamification
How do you get engineers to care about cost?
- Leaderboards for "Most Optimized Team".
- Hackathons focused on cost reduction.
- Celebrating savings wins in all-hands meetings.