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Top 4 Insights Every FinOps Leader Needs Going into 2026 ft. Alon Arvatz | Ep #49
What did the world’s top FinOps practitioners learn in 2025? What should you change in your practice heading into 2026?In this episode of FinOps in Action, I sit down ...
Shifting from Cost-Cutting to Business Value for Executive Buy-in | Compilation | Ep 48
How do leading companies shift FinOps from cost-cutting to strategic business value?In this special compilation episode of FinOps in Action, we tackle one of the tough...
Death by Dashboard: Why FinOps Needs Stories, Not More Charts ft. Gilad Katz, Riskified | Ep #47
Is “death by dashboard” holding your FinOps program back more than you realize?In this episode of FinOps in Action, I sit down with Gilad Katz, FinOps Lead at Riskifie...
Why People Skills Matter More Than Dashboards in FinOps ft. Zach Johnson, Splunk | Ep #46
How do you turn FinOps from a reporting function into part of the company’s operating system?In this episode of FinOps in Action, I sit down with Zach Johnson, Head of...
Stop Treating FinOps Like a One-Time Project ft. Borja Martínez, NTT DATA Inc. | Ep #45
Are you treating FinOps like a one-time project instead of an ongoing value engine?In this episode of FinOps in Action, I sit down with Borja Martínez, EMEA FinOps Lea...
Why Cost Optimization Isn’t the Goal – Value Is ft. Erik Norman, British Airways | Ep #44
Is “cost optimization” the wrong goal for FinOps?In this episode of FinOps in Action, I sit down with Erik Norman, FinOps Lead at British Airways, to unpack why true F...
How to Win Buy-In for FinOps: From Resistance to Results ft. Tammy Burnitt, UiPath | Ep #43
Can empathy, sales skills, and gamification be the secret to driving FinOps success?In this episode of FinOps in Action, I sit down with Tammy Burnitt, Director of Fin...
FinOps Made Fun: Leaderboards, Badges, & Cloud Savings ft. Amy Race, Citizens Bank | Ep 42
Can enforcing a simple tagging strategy transform your entire FinOps program?In this episode of FinOps in Action, I sit down with Amy Race, Head of Infrastructure, Cos...
Building FinOps into the DNA of AI & Data Platforms ft. Emily Cornock, Suncorp | Ep 41
How do you balance cost optimization, business value, and innovation in the age of AI?In this episode of FinOps in Action, I sat down with Emily Cornock, Executive Man...
How FinOps Training Builds Stronger Cloud Teams ft. Idaliz Baez, RealOps | Ep 40
What does good FinOps look like inside a large engineering organization?In this episode of FinOps in Action, I sit down with Idaliz Baez, Founder and Director of RealO...
How to Drive FinOps Awareness Without Slowing Teams Down ft. Tom Cross, Aer Lingus | Ep 39
What does good FinOps look like inside a large engineering organization?In this episode of FinOps in Action, I sat down with Tom Cross, FinOps Lead at Aer Lingus and a...
Build vs. Buy: Choosing the Right FinOps Tools ft. Peter Crenshaw, IEM | Ep 38
Should you build your own FinOps tool or buy one?In this episode of FinOps in Action, I sat down with Peter Crenshaw, Manager of FinOps and M&A at IEM, to unpack one o...
Behind the Scenes of FinOps in Action for National Podcast Day ft. Alon Arvatz | BONUS EPISODE
Is hosting a podcast really just about questions and prep work or is it more about building a community, elevating leaders, and learning to listen?In this special bonu...
Managing Commitments, Anomalies & Regulations in FinOps ft. Gordon Douglass, SAP NS2 | Ep 37
What does FinOps look like in highly regulated industries — and why is speed so critical when managing commitments and anomalies?In this episode of FinOps in Action, I...
FinOps Negotiation, Procurement & Tagging Compliance ft. Tim Nolan, DataRobot | Ep 36
Is FinOps only about cloud usage optimization or does it go deeper?In this episode of FinOps in Action, I was joined by Tim Nolan, Senior FinOps Engineer at DataRobot,...
FinOps vs TBM: Governance, Shadow IT & Enterprise Cloud Costs ft. Peter Brauer, T-Mobile | Ep 35
Is cloud always the right move? And what happens when governance is missing?In this episode of FinOps in Action, I sat down with Peter Brauer, Senior Enterprise Archit...
Measuring Business Value in FinOps & Getting Engineers Onboard ft. Swapna Samuel, BMO | Ep 34
How do you build a FinOps practice that actually engages engineers, delivers business value, and grows with the help of the community?In this episode of FinOps in Acti...
Why FinOps Fails Without Governance & Culture ft. Ben de Mora, Former GitLab | Ep 33
Is FinOps really just about dashboards and tools, or is it more about people, culture, and governance?In this episode of FinOps in Action, I sat down with Ben de Mora,...
There Are More FinOps Career Paths Than You Think ft. Taylor Houck, PointFive | Ep 32
Where can a FinOps career take you? And how do the roles differ between small companies, global enterprises, and vendors?In this special episode of FinOps in Action, I...
How Global Companies Engage Engineers & Build FinOps Culture | Compilation | Ep 31
How do leading global companies engage engineers in FinOps and build a sustainable culture of cloud efficiency?In this special compilation episode of FinOps in Action,...
