Alon Arvatz
Appears in 55 Episodes
Why Cloud Efficiency Is More Than Just Right-Sizing ft. Rick Triana, IHG Hotels | Ep #53
Can developing soft skills like communication and conflict resolution accelerate FinOps maturity faster than tooling? In this episode of FinOps in Action, I sit down w...
Disrupting Cloud Chaos ft. Jarred Clore, Cisco | Ep #52
What does FinOps look like at massive enterprise scale? In this episode of FinOps in Action, I sit down with Jarred Clore, Cloud FinOps Delivery Leader at Cisco and th...
Why Automation Without Governance Breaks FinOps (And How to Fix It) ft. Zak Ali, Invesco | Ep #51
Can FinOps really be automated? Or do humans still need to stay in the loop? In this episode of FinOps in Action, I sit down with Zak Ali, Global Lead for Cloud FinOps...
Re-Air: Data Visibility, Collaboration & Optimizing Spend ft. Dann Berg, Squarespace | Ep # 50
What does it really take to drive action in FinOps…. without chasing engineers? In this re-air episode of FinOps in Action, I sit down with Dann Berg, Cloud FinOps Lea...
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 toug...
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 Riskifi...
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 o...
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 Le...
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 ...
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 Fi...
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, Co...
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 Ma...
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 Real...
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 ...
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 ...
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 bon...
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, ...
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 Archi...
