FinOptik

Sometimes, the largest problems an organization faces are those they are least aware of. Read along as AWS Financial Strategist Chris Hennesey and I examine common blind spots we have encountered in FinOps and our recommended approaches for uncovering and addressing them!

🚨 Partnership + Webinar Announcement 🚨 The ProsperOps Partner Ecosystem continues to grow... I am proud to announce ProsperOps is now partnering with FinOptik to help enterprise customers build their FinOps practices and fully optimize their cloud costs. We have partnered for many reasons but here are just a few... ☝ FinOptik’s Co-founder (and friend) Richard Hoyer is among the earliest pioneers in modern #finops with an excellent track record of delivering world-class enterprise services to some of the most mature global enterprises. 📈 FinOptik has curated their services specifically to quickly help enterprises assess their FinOps Maturity and Automation Readiness 🤝 FinOptik’s people & process focused approach is the perfect compliment to ProsperOps’ automated cost optimization Just like ProsperOps, FinOptik has a Marketplace-First approach, so customers can procure their #finops Services via the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Marketplace 📣 Also!!!! We are co-hosting a webinar with FinOptik on April 3rd. It will be an executive discussion on "Aligning Finance and IT for Better FinOps Outcomes". (Link in the comments to register) Cheers! Richard Hoyer Simon Leblanc Colby Garcia #finops #partnership

⚡We are thrilled to share the first blog in a special series by Richard Hoyer of FinOptik: Implementing FinOps, Part 1: Understanding Accrual Accounting 🤲 #CTOs can gain specific #FinOps insights on: 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵-𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗦𝘆𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆: Enhancing the partnership between tech and finance for better innovation and fiscal responsibility.🤝 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗰𝘀: A must-know for tech leaders to understand the financial impacts of their decisions.💡 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗰 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁: Aligning tech projects with financial reporting to optimize #cloud costs and investments.🚀 Read the full blog here:👇 https://lnkd.in/gtVqRUff Stay tuned for pt. 2 coming soon, and if you haven't yet be sure to check out a full interview with Rich and host Jon Myer on the Faces in FinOps podcast here: https://lnkd.in/g7YYggEw #cloudfinancialmanagement #costoptimization

#GenerativeAI... where are we now? Where are we going? And where does the value lie? 🔎 🛣️ 🤖 Aamer Baig, Senior Partner at McKinsey & Company, tackles these questions in a conversation with Tom Godden, Director, AWS Enterprise Strategy. Watch now. 👉 https://go.aws/3wwjTHR #LearnwithAWSExperts

Join us live on Wednesday April 3rd! Charlie Flynn (Ex-Finance Director of AWS) and Joe Mastroianni (Director of Cloud Governance Trimble Inc.) will be joining Joe Henderson and Richard Hoyer (CEO of FinOptik) for an an executive discussion on bridging the gap between Finance & IT when it comes to cloud economics. Sign up @ the link below!

🚀 New Podcast Episode Alert on YouTube 🚀 Ep#185 The Role of Automation in FinOps Today with Richard Hoyer & Joe Henderson Join Jon Myer as he hosts an enlightening conversation with Rich Hoyer, Co-Founder and CEO of FinOptik, and Joe Henderson, Head of Partner Ecosystem at ProsperOps, on the pivotal role of automation in financial operations (FinOps). 🔎 Episode Highlights: 🚀 Deep dive into the intersection of FinOps and automation. 💡 Insights from Rich on building high-performing FinOps teams. 🌐 Joe Henderson discusses the evolving partner ecosystem in FinOps. 🔍 Exploring the challenges and opportunities in cloud cost management. Tune in to discover how FinOptik and ProsperOps are revolutionizing cloud finance management through innovation and efficiency. Don't miss out on these valuable insights into the future of FinOps technology! #FinOps #Automation #CloudFinance #Innovation #Podcast Simon Leblanc Ross C. Lindsay Brady Ane McPike Liam Colleary Moore Stephanie Yepez Steven Hays Steven O'Dwyer Jesus H. A. https://lnkd.in/eYXVAEi9

Another successful re:Invent! This was the 3rd time of attending re:Invent and I always leave invigorated and excited for what's ahead. The power of community is on full display. One community that I engaged a lot with this year is the FinOps one. I wanted to share the link to my re:Invent talk - Making Dollars and Sense Out of FinOps. Tons of requests for the presentation and will be going deeper into many of these topics in 2024. Reach out if you want to connect on any of the themes mentioned in the video. #awsreinvent #aws #finops https://lnkd.in/dFbGcZ25

The Faces in FinOps Podcast is hosted by Jon Myer and powered by ProsperOps. 🖖 We are fortunate to have Richard Hoyer as our special guest this week. Rich is the CEO and co-founder of FinOptik, a premier FinOps and Cloud Financial Management services firm. Rich shares his unique insights on the challenges, symptoms, and solutions surrounding the CTO-CFO dynamic within the #cloud #financial #management space. https://lnkd.in/dwZmYx-7 A few notable topics this week include: ▪ His journey from finance to tech, blending economics and #IT support 🚶♀️ ▪ FinOptik’s evolution which emphasizes people and processes over tools 🙋♀️ ▪ Analysis of the #cto - #cfo relationship, and gaps in between 🌉 ▪ Strategies and challenges in measuring and reporting cloud costs 🤔 Rich also discusses the importance of regular interactions and building trust as the human component between technical and financial teams. 🙌 This is the episode that really digs deep into Rich’s rich professional history, which every finops practitioner will find interesting. You won’t want to miss it! Whether you're a newcomer to #FinOps or a seasoned expert, this episode promises something meaningful for everyone. #facesinfinops #podcast #finops #cloudcostoptimization #awscloudcosts