Ibrahim S articles - 162 total
Day26: Data Moves. Money Moves ☁️
Data transfer pricing in cloud computing is also known as cloud traffic cost when cloud services such...
Day25: Design Smart. Spend Less. Scale Right. Because every cloud decision has a price tag
Cost-concerned architecture reviews specifically target the design and evaluation of cloud-based...
Day24: FinOps Governance Models: Who Decides, Who Pays, Who’s Accountable
FinOps governance models define how cloud financial decisions are made, enforced, and shared across...
Day23: Understanding Cloud Budgeting Through the FinOps Lens
Cloud budgeting is the practice of planning, tracking, and controlling cloud spending so...
Day22: Cloud Commitments Don’t Save Money — Management Does
It’s a Cloud Commitment Management & Optimization framework a management discipline that focuses...
Day21: FinOps for Engineers: The Hidden Cloud Costs Lurking in Your Data
Cloud cost challenges rarely, if ever, exist in isolation with just computing.They come from...
Day20: Why Storage Isn’t Cheap: Managing Data Growth with FinOps Principles
In today’s cloud infrastructure, data is seen to be growing at a rate that outpaces computes – logs,...
Day19: You’re Probably Overpaying for Cloud — Here’s How to Fix It 👇
Cloud costs can grow fast if you’re not paying attention.Most waste comes from common, fixable...
Day18: How Much Does One API Call Cost? FinOps for Developers
Unit economics tells you the true cost of a specific business action. Instead of saying "Our bill is...
Day17: The Right Data at the Right Time: Daily and Monthly Reporting in Hybrid Cloud FinOps
In today’s world of hybrid IT, where cloud-based systems coexist with on-prem systems, knowledge of...
Managing Cloud Costs the Right Way | FinOps
FinOps (Financial Operations for Cloud) — bridging the gap between engineering, finance, and business...
Why Your Website Loads Fast Everywhere — Thanks to Anycast
Anycast is a network addressing technique where multiple servers in different global locations all...
Cloud Security Cybersecurity — and Why That Matters
Cloud Security vs. Cybersecurity As organizations scale in the cloud, one truth becomes rather...
Day 16: Why Cloud Governance Is Incomplete Without FinOps
Governance refers to the framework of principles, policies, and processes that determine how your...
Day 15: The FinOps Cost Allocation Framework Every Organization Needs
A FinOps cost allocation playbook is a structured guide that explains how cloud costs are tracked,...
Day 14 : Understanding Multi-Cloud Billing - What Every FinOps Team Must Know
AWS Cost and Usage Reports (CUR) provide the most detailed billing data in AWS. AWS CUR can reach...
Day 13 : Understanding Google Cloud Billing API & BigQuery Exports
The Google Cloud Billing API programmatically accesses your cloud billing data. It lets you retrieve...
Day 12: Deep Dive into Azure Cost Management & API Consumption Strategies
Cost Management is a set of tools for monitoring, allocating, and optimizing cloud costs across your...
Day 11 — AWS Billing & Cost Management: Process, API, and Tools Explained
Billing is the process of calculating, recording, and invoicing charges for goods or services...
FinOps Day 10: Understanding Cost Allocation & Tagging the Right Way
Cost allocation in cloud computing involves assigning cloud expenses to specific projects,...
Foundations of Cloud Security: CIA Triad, Zero Trust, and Modern Security Practices
The CIA Triad is three non-negotiable pillars every secure system, process, or data strategy must...
Day 9: FinOps Framework: Connecting Business Strategy and Technology Strategy
The FinOps Framework is a structured approach developed by the FinOps Foundation to implement FinOps...
Day 8: FinOps Objectives and Establishing Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
The objective of FinOps is to foster collaboration across finance, technology, and business teams to...
Day 7: Building a High-Impact FinOps Team: Roles, Responsibilities, and Best Practices
The FinOps team brings together finance, engineering, and business functions professionals for the...
Day 6: Shared Responsibility in FinOps: Owners, Stakeholders & Cost Governance
In FinOps, the owners and stakeholders are those who are responsible for and have a say in the...
Day 5: Cloud Cost Visibility – Tools & Dashboards Overview
Visibility is the first step toward cloud efficiency Cloud cost visibility refers to the process of...
Day 4: Understanding Cloud Billing and Pricing Models
Cloud computing is not a product you buy; it’s a service Cloud billing is how cloud providers...
Day 3: Fundamental FinOps Principles and Key Terminologies
FinOps (Financial Operations) is a cultural and operational framework that brings together finance,...
Day 2: The FinOps Lifecycle - Inform, Optimize, Operate
If you lack data, your viewpoint is no more than a guess The FinOps lifecycle is made up of three...
Day 1: Introduction to FinOps – What is FinOps and why it matters
If you can’t see your cloud spend, you can’t manage it FinOps as a discipline and cultural...