Capgemini-FINOPS的興起-超越一門學科發(fā)展成為一種思維方式、戰(zhàn)略、文化和實現卓越財務的手段（英）

RISE

OF

FINOPS:

EVOLVING

BEYOND

A

DISCIPLINEINTO

A

MINDSET,

STRATEGY,

CULTURE,

ANDMEANS

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FINANCIAL

EXCELLENCEAuthors:ArchanaVenkatramanDaveClementeFebruary2023AnIDCWhitePapersponsoredbyCapgeminiIDC#EUR150300923RiseofFinOps:Evolving

BeyondaDisciplineintoaMindset,Strategy,Culture,andMeanstoFinancialExcellenceExecutive

SummaryEfficiencyistheCIO"WordoftheYear"for2023,accordingtoIDC'sCIOQuickPollinDecember2022.ATAGLANCEKEYTAKEAWAYS?

Inthecloudworld,FinOpsisasmuchasanimperativeassecurity.ForCIOstoday,Thepollalsoshowedthat57%ofbusinessesexpecttheirbudgetstoincreasein2023.ThisshowsthattheC-suitesarekeentoinvestintechnologyforbusinessinnovation,butthattheyalsowanttoensureefficiencyamidmacroeconomicpressuressuchasinflationandrecession.securityisaday0jobandFinOpsisaday0.5job—it'stimetoshiftFinOpsleft.?

FinOpsisaframework,culture,andmindsetthatenablesorganizationstomaximizethevalueoftheircloudinvestments.?

FinOpsaimstointroducetransparency,optimization,andacultureofownershiptoensurebusinessvalue.?

FinOpsismorethanjustfinancialoperations—it'sacollaborationamongacross-functionalteamofexpertswhowanttomaximizethevalueofcloud.?

FinOpshasabiggergoalofusingreal-timecloudusageinsightstominimizeresourcewaste,rationalizeresourcecommits,andarticulateITefficienciesaspartofbroaderbusinessESGgoals.?

OrganizationsmustcapitalizeonFinOpstoolssuchasautomationtooptimizecloudusage/ratesandcloud-baseddevelopment.?

Organizationsshouldbeawareoftradeoffswhenmakingcostoptimizationdecisions,asthisisonlyoneobjective(albeitan

increasinglyhigh-priorityone).FinOpsmaturityrequiresacontinuouseffort.OrganizationsshouldlookathowtheirstrategicITtransformationpartners,suchasGSIs,canhelp.Two-thirdsoftheCIOsadmittedtheyspendmoreonthecloudthanpreviously

budgeted.WithcloudaccountingforalargepartofEuropeanorganizations'ITspend,efficientandoptimizeduseofcloudresourcesisakeypriorityforC-suites.ThisisgivingrisetoFinOps

—aframework,culture,andmindsetthatenablesorganizationstomaximizethevalueoftheircloudinvestments.Atitsheart,FinOpsisaboutcloudcostoptimization.Regardlessofwhereorganizationsareintheircloudjourneys,FinOpsasastrategyiscriticalforthe

successfulexecutionofcloudadoption.Cloudisdynamicandrepresentsaparadigmshiftin

howresourcesarepaidforandaccessed,requiringorganizationsto

adoptFinOpstobetterunderstandandmanagecloudcosts.ByadoptingaFinOpsmindset,businessescanbringcloudcostvisibilityascloseaspossibletoengineeringteams,sotheseteamscanunderstandhowtheirdecisionsimpactcloudcostsandcantakeappropriatemeasuresatthedesignpoint.?ThevalueofFinOpsisthatithelpsmakeeveryuseraccountableforcloudcostsandembedsefficiencyandoptimizationat

thedesignlevel.ItalsoempowersITteamstodemonstrateandarticulateITefficienciestotheboard

andcontributetoorganizations'sustainabilitygoals.RiseofFinOps:EvolvingBeyondaDisciplineintoaMindset,Strategy,Culture,andMeanstoFinancialExcellenceKeyFactorsUnderpinning

the

Rise

of

FinOpsInterestinFinOpsisdrivenby:?Macroeconomic

environment:

IDC'sFERS

Survey

(Wave11,December2022)of

seniorbusinessexecutivesfoundthat75%ofglobalC-suiterespondentsexpectarecession.23%oforganizationsalsoexpectinflationtohavethegreatestimpactonIT

spending,accordingtoIDC'sWave3

FERS

Survey

in2022.Theprospectofgreaterefficiencyisattractiveatanytime,anddoublysoduringeconomically

challengingtimes.Scale

of

cloud

waste:

Organizationsrealizethatcloudwastehasbecomeunsustainable.IDC'sresearchrevealsthat64%ofglobalorganizationsspendmoreoncloudthanoriginallybudgeted.Inaddition,21%ofmaturecloudusersinregionssuchasEuropeadmittedtheydon'tknowhowmuchmoneytheyarewastinginthepubliccloud.Lack

of

insights:

Alackofinsightsandbestpracticeguidanceonhowbesttooptimizecloudspendwascitedby39%ofglobalorganizationssurveyedbyIDCinMay2022(IDCFERS

Survey,Wave3,2022)asthetopchallengewhenitcomestocloudoperations.Alackofinsightscanbeattributedtothecomplexityanddynamismofcloudresourceuse.Need

to

understand

cloud

costs

toimprove

planningand

forecasting:

AccordingtoIDC'sCEOSurvey

inJanuary2022,50%ofCEOsareveryorextremelyconcernedaboutthegrowingcostofcloud.AccordingtotheCIOofaCPGmultinational,"Everytimewesellaconnectedproduct,weneedmore

compute,moreconnectivity,moredatamanagementcapabilities,morecloudcapacity

—thelistgoeson…andITneedstobetterbudgetforthis."???"We

migratedtothecloud

tosave

on

capital

expenses.

But

cloudeconomics

iscomplex

—

cloud

iseasily

accessible,

sowe

needtocontinuously

identify

andshutdown

instances.

We'relearning

theimplications

ofspinning

up

big

instances."Headoftechnology,

fashionretailerIDCexpectsthecontinuedgrowthincloudadoptiontomeanthatorganizationswillincreasinglyneedtoembraceFinOpstomanagecloudcosts.IDCpredictsthatcomplexitiesandITbudgetpressureswilldrive70%ofGlobal1000companiesby2024toincreaseFinOpsmaturitywithgranularchargebacks,benchmarking,andmultiplecloudoptimization.Currently,inregionssuchasEurope,about52%oforganizationscitedadoptingFinOps,accordingtoIDC'sMulticloud

Survey,

2022,withafurther28%planningtoadoptitin2023.AlthoughmanyorganizationssaidtheyhaveadoptedFinOps,IDCbelieves

themajorityofthesearestillintheveryearlystagesofmaturity.ButtheintentiontoadoptFinOpsatscaleishigh.Why?Value

of

FinOps

to

IT

TeamsFinOpsisthepracticeofbringingfinancialaccountabilitytothevariablespendmodelofcloud,enablingdistributedteamstomakeinformeddecisions.IDC#EUR150300923Page|2RiseofFinOps:EvolvingBeyondaDisciplineintoaMindset,Strategy,Culture,andMeanstoFinancialExcellenceFinOpsisnotatoolsetbutamindset,aculturalpractice,andastrategytobringvisibilityandtransparencyintocloudcoststobetterunderstand

themandusetheinsightstodriveaccountability.It'sa

strategyinwhichfinance,IT,developers,andbusinesscollaborateandusereal-timefeedbacktooptimizecloudspending.FinOpsdeliversvaluebyovercomingoneofthemainchallenges

ofmakingcloudthedominantIToperatingmodel—cloudspend.Cloudspendis:??????Distributed

acrossmultipleenvironmentsDynamicduetotheneedsofmodern,scalableworkloadsVaried

acrossdifferentinstancetypes,regions,andfamiliesDecentralized

withemployeesautonomouslybuyingcloudresourcesWasted

asitiseasytooverlookorignoreComplex

duetotheunlimitednumberofcombinations,makinghumananalysisnearlyimpossibleFinOps:??Provides

visibilityintocloudcoststhrougheasy-to-understanddashboards—asinglesourceoftruthDelivers

quicksavingsbyidentifyingareasofoptimization(decommissioningorphanedresources,rightsizingenvironments,matchingcloudresourcestoworkloadneeds,etc.)Empowers

userswithreal-timeinsightstotaketherightdecisionsEnables

cross-functionalcollaborationbetweenmultipleteamsto

optimizecostsandbringaccountability???Brings

adisciplinedapproachforownershipofcloudspending(betterutilizationofresources,workloadrationalization)??Fosters

ablamelessculturethroughacentralized,data-driven,andtransparentapproachHelps

ITevolvefromacostcentertoabusinessenablerthatcanshowbusiness

userstheircloudusageanddevelopmechanismstochargebackfrombusinessusersIncreases

accuracyinresourceallocation,cloudcommitment,and

forecastingHelps

plancostsandROIoffuturecloudprojectsto

winbudgets??It'simportanttostressthatFinOpsisnotmerelyfinancialoperations.FinOpsoffersanewoperationalframeworkandcollaborativeculturetounderstand,control,

andoptimizecloudspend.Itispartofacloudoperationsstrategythatintroduces

ashift-leftapproachwhenitcomestocloudcostsandencouragesengineeringteams,developers,assetmanagers,andcloudarchitectstoproactivelyconsider

thecostimpactoftheirdecisions.ThevalueofFinOpsisthatacentralizedteam

—comprisingrepresentativesfromcloud,IToperations,development,business,platformengineering,andfinance

—empowersclouduserstobetterunderstandcloudcostsandtheimplicationsoftheirdesigndecisions.IDC#EUR150300923Page|3RiseofFinOps:EvolvingBeyondaDisciplineintoaMindset,Strategy,Culture,andMeanstoFinancialExcellenceCompaniesshouldstartsmallbutshouldstartsoonwithacross-functionalteamaimedatcloudvaluerealization.Eventually,astheyseeapayback,theyshouldaimtohaveafull-fledgedFinOpsfunction.Whatdoesgoodlooklike?Matureorganizationsdevelopacentralizedteamwith

experts,including:???????FinOpsserviceleadsLeadarchitectsHeadsofdevelopmentCloudSMEs(publiccloud,privatecloud,sovereigncloud)BusinessanalystsProcurementorassetmanagementteamsFinOpsSMEs(buildingcertifications)For

many

organizations,

a

cloud

centerof

excellence

(CCoE)

is

thestarting

point

forFinOps

adoption.

This

is

a

cross-functional

cloud-focusedteam

that

has

C-suiterepresentation

andfocuses

oncost

optimization

pillars.52%

of

Europeanorganizations

have

created

a

CCoE.Shiftingfinancialconsiderationslefthelpsorganizationsgetonthepath

tosustainable,optimization-focusedtransformation.ThismakesFinOpsabusinessenablerratherthanareactive,isolatedfunctionwithinIT

thatexaminescloudspendonaquarterlybasisand

urgesbusinessuserstotightenup.TheDXerasawbusiness,IT,security,anddevelopersworkcloselytogetherwithDevSecOpsframeworks.Wearenowrapidlyenteringthe

FinOpsera,withfinancebecomingakeypartoftheDevSecOpsmethodology,resultinginaDevSecFinOpsstrategy."Our

focusis

heavilyon

cost

efficiency.

This

means

predictability

of

costsis

now

veryimportant

for

us.

We'relooking

tobring

economists

intoCCoEs

tohelp

optimizecloudcosts."Lead

technology

advisor,

U.K.

public

sector

bodyFinOps:

A

Value-for-Money

Strategyfor

ComplexEnvironmentsThereisnowalaserfocusoncostoptimizationacrosstheboard,andorganizationsaretakingmultiplestepsinresponse,suchasreprioritizingtechnologyprojectsthatprovide

short-termpayback,adoptingautomationtoenablestrategicuseofITskillsandresources,andcontrollingcloudcoststhroughFinOps.Figure1showsthatvalueformoneyisnowthemostimportantattributewhenselectingastrategiccloudprovider.IDC#EUR150300923Page|4RiseofFinOps:EvolvingBeyondaDisciplineintoaMindset,Strategy,Culture,andMeanstoFinancialExcellenceFIGURE1ValueforMoneyIsthe

LeadingFactorWhenChoosingaCloudPartnerNote:Whatarethemostimportantcapabilities/attributeswhenselectingastrategiccloudproviderforyourorganization?Source:IDCEMEA,MulticloudSurvey,September2022(n=1,077)IDCbelievesthatvalueformoney

comespartlyfromlowpricepointsbutalsothroughthebestpracticesofcloudcostmanagement,andthat'swhymoreorganizationsareembracingit.IDCresearchshowsthat70%

of

European

organizations

are

using

containers

in

theirproduction

environments,butorganizationsstillcitechallengesaroundcontainercostmanagement.Withmoreplatformengineerstakingresponsibilityforsharedcontainerenvironments,andwithmoredevelopersworkingwithcontainerplatforms,organizationsareextendingFinOpspracticesspecifically

toidentifyingcontainerwasteandoptimizingcontaineruse.FinOpscanfreeupbudgetsto

bereinvestedincloud-relatedinnovationaccelerators.Inthisway,FinOpscanoptimizespendanddelivervaluetotherestofthebusiness.

FinOpsisacollaborativedisciplinethatbringstransparencyandvisibilityintocloudusetrendstodrive

betterdecisions.TheobjectiveofFinOpsisnottospendless,buttooptimizethespend.Thismeansthatwhilecustomerexperienceandsecurityareveryimportant,the

mainpriorityisvalueformoney(seeFigure1).Be

Proactive:

Use

FinOps

for

Optimization

as

a

TeamAproactivemindsetiswhenorganizationsevolvefromseeingFinOpsasapointsolutiontoreducecloudspendbecauseofspiralingbillstousingitasastrategyforoptimizationasateam.Aproactiveapproach

meansorganizationsembraceFinOpseveniftheyareintheirearlystagesofcloudadoption.InconversationswithIDC,manyorganizationsassumethatFinOpsisapplicableonlywhentheyreachthehighestlevelsofcloudadoption.Infact,theearlydaysofthecloudjourneyaretheperfecttimetoadoptFinOpsbecauseitbakesincostdisciplineduringthemigrationorcloud-nativebuildingphases.Thishelpsorganizationstoremainincontroloftheircloudmigrationprogramandavoidsurprises.IDC#EUR150300923Page|5RiseofFinOps:EvolvingBeyondaDisciplineintoaMindset,Strategy,Culture,andMeanstoFinancialExcellenceBeingproactivealsomeansstartingsmallbutstartingsoon.Organizationsdon'thavetowaittobuildalargeteamofcertifiedprofessionalstogetstarted.SomeorganizationsstartwithjustoneprofessionalfromtheassetmanagementteamwithaninterestinFinOpstobringtogether

thefinance,engineering,andcloudteamtomake

itfunctional.Thegroupthenlooksat

orphanedassets,workloadtrends,andutilizationrates.Theythendevelopbestpracticesandrecommendations.FIGURE2FinOpsPersonas:Domain-SpecificResponsibilitybutTeam-FocusedObjectivesSource:IDC,2023Aproactiveapproachalsoinvolvessettingobjectives,startingwithmonitoring.Successfulorganizationssetcleargoalssuchasgettinginsightsintousageandunderstandingwhatresourcesdriveupcosts.Aftermonitoring,theysetthenextgoalsuchasidentifyingquicksavingsandthenmovetostrategicgoalssuchasrightsizingenvironmentsorinformingcloudcommits.Aproactiveapproachalsofocusesonimprovingthethreephasesof

theFinOpsframework—inform,optimize,operate—tomakeinformeddecisions.FIGURE3TheThreePhasesofFinOpsSource:IDC,2022IDC#EUR150300923Page|6RiseofFinOps:EvolvingBeyondaDisciplineintoaMindset,Strategy,Culture,andMeanstoFinancialExcellenceTheinform

phaseincludes:????Assemblingacross-disciplinaryteamVisibilityandtransparencyintospendingandcloudusageMinimizingwastebyidentifyinganddecommissioningunusedresourcesDevelopingskills,certifications,andacultureofaccountabilityCIOtip:

how

tomakecontinuous

progress

in

theinform

phase

—

move

intentionally,ratherthan

quicklyConsiderwhoneedstobeinvolved,whatinformationisnecessary,andhowitwillbedisseminatedtoensurethatbusinessunitsunderstandthateverydevelopmentdecisionin

thepubliccloudisabudgetingdecision.Theoptimize

phaseincludes:?????Identifyingtoolsandsoftware

toautomateFinOpscapabilitiesSettingtags(descriptivemetadata)

withthegoalofbetterresourceallocationUsinginsightsinbudgetingandforecastingRightsizingInstanceoptimizationandresourcestrategyCIOtip:

how

tomakecontinuous

progress

in

theoptimizephase

—

optimize

forvalueTheendgoalforFinOpsisnotobtainingthelowestcost

—itisselectingtherighttechnologyandusingitinawaythatmaximizesROI.Buildaportfolioof"cloudoptionsandfutures"acrosscommitments,on-demand,andacrossreservedandspotinstancestoalignworkloadstocloudeconomics.Theoperate

phaseincludes:?????AutomationCentralizedbillingDefiningcontrolandgovernance

asacollaborativeteamCommunicatingoptimizationsandspendpatternstostakeholdersEmbeddingFinOpsprinciplesindeveloperprocessesThesephaseshelporganizationstogetagripontheircloudcoststoensureinnovationdoesn'tdecelerate;atthesame

time,spendisgovernedandacost-efficiencymindsetisembeddedineverystakeholder.CIOtip:

how

tomakecontinuous

progress

in

theoperate

phase

—

embracethejourneyImprovingFinOpsrequiresashiftinhowbusinessthinksaboutthetechnologyonthefront

endandbehindthescenes.Committoclearandfrequentcommunicationstoensurestrategyalignmentandtoshareprogresswithmetrics/KPIs.IDC#EUR150300923Page|7RiseofFinOps:EvolvingBeyondaDisciplineintoaMindset,Strategy,Culture,andMeanstoFinancialExcellenceA

Four-Step

Framework

to

FinOps

MaturityThecommonstagesof

FinOpsmaturityare

thecrawl,walk,andrunstages.AlthoughmorethanhalfoftheorganizationsIDCsurveyedhaveadoptedFinOps,the

majorityarestillatthestartingstageofmaturity.Tomature,organizationsshouldtakenoteofthefollowing:Step1

—

Clarify

Business

Outcome

andOptimization

Road

MapOrganizationsshouldstartwiththebusinessoutcomethey

wanttoachieve,andonlythendecidehowtostructureandimplementaFinOpsprogram.Ifthe

infrastructure

strategyistoadoptmore

on-premisesinfrastructure,thenaFinOpsimplementationisn'tthe

bestfit.Clarifyingtheoutcomescanalsohelporganizations

todeterminethesizeoftheteamtostartwithanddecideifitneedstobetheCCoEteamorCFOortheoperationsteam.Step2

—

Assess

CurrentCloudSpendingAfteroutliningbusinessobjectivesandusecases,organizationsshouldconduct

acurrentstateassessmentoftheircloudusageandofthecapabilities,processes,andpoliciesinplace.ThissetsthebaselineforimplementingFinOpscapabilities.Step3

—

Apply

GovernanceDefiningteamsandrolesandbestpracticesarecriticalstepsingettinggovernanceright.Visibilityandgovernanceneedtobe

far-reachingandcovercloudresources,appdesignstrategies,workloads,marketplaceusage,taggingpolicies,cloudcommits,instancesmix,andresourcebrokersystems.Step4

—

Building

CapabilitiesAcross

the

Inform-Optimize-OperateFinOps

PhasesThisiswhenorganizationsshouldputtheplantoactionwithtoolsets.Bycapitalizingonmoderncloudcosttransparencysolutions,DevOpsteamscanuse

recommendationsfromFinOpsleaderstounderstandandmonitorthecostofdeployingapplicationsonpubliccloudandmakecomparisonstoestablishcloudcostbaseline.Developers,platformengineers,andbusinessteamscanbenchmarkfuturereleasestodeterminehowthecodechangeswillimpacttheircloudcostsbefore

theyreceiveunexpectedbills.Suchadata-drivenstrategycanprovidetheDevOpsteamswithrecommendationstooptimizetheircodetoreduceredundantprocessingasalong-termchange.Oncecapabilitiesareinactionand

governanceandprocessesinplace,FinOpsteamscanleverageautomationtoincreasethebenefits.Putting

a

FinOps

Mindset

Into

PracticeWhilethefirstthreestepsoftheframeworkarefocusedmoreonanorganization'scloudstrategy,governance,andbusinessexpectations,thefourthstepiscriticalinoperationalizingFinOpsandrequirestheteamstoleveragetools.IDC#EUR150300923Page|8RiseofFinOps:EvolvingBeyondaDisciplineintoaMindset,Strategy,Culture,andMeanstoFinancialExcellenceFigure4showsthatdifferentorganizationsrelyondifferenttools.ThetwomostpopulartoolsforEMEAorganizationsarecostmanagementtoolsavailableinthe

cloud(Azure,AWS,GCP)andthird-party

managementtools.FIGURE4WhatdoFinOpsTeamsUsetoManageandOptimizeCloudCosts?Source:IDCFERSSurvey,Wave

1,EMEAsample,

February2022Third-party

cloudinfrastructuremanagement

(includingFinOpstoolssuchasCloudHealth,Cloudability,andCloudcheckr)isgrowingatover35%YoY.Thisisfasterthanpubliccloudadoptiongrowthitself,indicatingamindsetshiftwhereoptimizationbecomesaday0considerationwhenadoptingcloud.Vendor

and

TechnologySpotlight

—

Capgemini's

FinOps

OfferingCapgemini'sFinOpsserviceincludes:??Fast

track

assessment:

Thisincludesanend-to-endviewofanorganization'spubliccloudresources,costinventory,opportunityanalysis,andoptimizationroadmap.FinOps

governance

design

and

setup:

Thisstephelpsorganizationssetuptheir

FinOpstoolsets,embedFinOpsgovernanceincloudoperations,andoutlinemetricsforoptimizations.??FinOps

as

a

service

tooperate:

Thisinvolvesimplementingacloudoperatingmodel

—FinOpsasaservice.Sustainable

FinOps:

Thishelpsorganizationstomakesustainability(GreenOps)akeyaspectoftheFinOpsvalueproposition.Metrics(insights)

oncloudwastereduction(changein

behavior)andoptimizationmeasurescanhelpITstakeholderstounderstandthecarbonimpactoftheirITdecisionsandcontributetotheirorganization'ssustainabilityobjectives.ThesehelporganizationsassesstheirFinOpsmaturity(walk,crawl,runstages),

developanimplementationplan,andsupporttheexecutionoftheFinOpsactivitiesfullyintegratedintotheirFinOpsgovernance.IDC#EUR150300923Page|9RiseofFinOps:EvolvingBeyondaDisciplineintoaMindset,Strategy,Culture,andMeanstoFinancialExcellenceCapgemini'sdiverseengagementmodelsanditskeyFinOpsservicesaroundbilling,reporting,andcostoptimizationanalysiscanhelporganizationsplugtheskillsgapinthisareaandcreateaproactiveFinOpspractice.Someofitscustomershaveseensignificantcloudcost

savingsusingitsFinOpscapabilities:???Alargeluxuryretaileridentified20%operationsavingsusingCapgemini'sFinOpsbusinesscaseanalyses.Aglobalfinancialservicesorganizationsaved23%of

itstotalmonthlybillinthe

firstphaseofthematurityassessmentandexpectstofindmoresavingsinsubsequentphases.AGermanlife-sciencescompanyfoundquick-winsavingsinitsAzuremonthlybillwithCapgeminicapabilities.Implementingthefour-stepframeworkandbringingconsistencyistime-andlabor-intensive,withsome

organizationstakinguptoayeartosetupandscaletheirFinOpsprocesses.Capitalizingonatechnologyprovider'sexpertiseandtemplatedtoolscanhelporganizationsgetstartedquicklyinlinewiththeircloudadoption.Oncethefirststep—outliningoutcomesandtheoptimizationroadmap—isset,Capgemini'sFinOpsframeworkisdesignedtofinishtheassessmentstagein4–6weeksandsetupgovernancein6–10weeksforcontinuouscostoptimization.CapgeminishoweditscommitmenttobuildingitsFinOpstalentpoolbyhiringdedicated

expertsin2022.Asastrategic

partnerwithexpertiseacross

AWS,Azure,andGCP,andwithexperienceinusingthird-partytools,CapgeminiisaviablepartnerforEuropeanorganizations'

FinOpsjourneys.Business

Valueand

End-User

RecommendationsHowdoestechnicalbusinessvalue(suchascloudresourceoptimization,rightsizing,orbetterplanningandforecasting)translateintocorporatebusinessvalue?

Thedirectbusiness-levelbenefitsinclude:?Efficiency:

Doingmore

withless.?Contract

savings:

FinOpsenablesorganizationstonegotiatebetterrateswithcloudproviders,identifyandeliminate

wastefuluse

ofcloudresources,andimplementcost-savingstrategies.??Automation:

Thevalueofcloudliesinitsscale.Thevalue

ofcostoptimizationcanbescaledtoobyadoptingautomation.Just-in-time

allocation

of

resources:

Enablingjust-in-timecloudresourceallocationhelpsmeetcostcontrolobjectives.?ROI:Makingeveryinvestmentcount.?Capitalizingontechnologiesandtoolstomaximizethevalueofcloudinvestments:therighttoolsetisimportantforcostmanagement.?TechinvestmentROI:FinOpscanhelporganizationsmaximizethevaluetheyreceivefromtheircloudcomputinginvestments,leadingtoimprovedbusinessperformanceandincreasedcompetitiveness.IDC#EUR150300923Page|10RiseofFinOps:EvolvingBeyondaDisciplineintoaMindset,Strategy,Culture,andMeanstoFinancialExcellenceContinuous

insight:

Understandingwhatthedataissaying.????Mastering

financial

forecasting

and

planning:

Adoptingagileprocessesandusingareal-timefeedbackloopcanimproveprocurementdecisionsanddrivecloudutilizationratestoupto90%.Benchmarking:

Toassesstheimpactofcodechangesoncloudcosts,50%ofapplicationsdestinedforthepubliccloudwillbebenchmarkedpriortodeploymentinthenexttwotothreeyears.Data-driven

insights

and

metrics:

Accesstoreal-timedatacanhelporganizationsbetterunderstandcloudusers,usagepatterns,

andworkloadneeds,andmakethemmoretransparentandprogrammaticwithcloudspend.?Fit-for-cloud

culture

and

governance:

Investingresponsiblyandsustainably.?Culture

of

accountability

and

ownership

fitfor

the

cloud

world:ITleaderswillbeabletodevelopbusiness-orientedmetricsandKPIsto

empowerdevelopersandapplicationteamstotakeresponsibilityforvaluerealizationandcostoptimization.Itwillalsodrivebehavioralchangessuchasadoptingmeticuloustaggingandlabelling,andembracingefficiencyasadesignprincipleatcode

level.??Chargebacks

and

showbacks:

Enablingbusinessuserstotakeownershipofcloudspendwithtransparentshowbacksandchargebacks.ChargebacksrequireahighdegreeofmaturityinFinOpsandorganizationsshoulddevelopcapabilitiesacrossthethreephasestobeabletoimplementshowbackandchargebackcapabilities.ESG

metrics:

FinOpscanhelporganizationstoimprovetheirESGmetricsbyusingcomputingresourcesinamoresustainableandenvironmentallyfriendlyway.OrganizationswithamatureapproachtoFinOpshaveasignificantadvantagewhenitcomestoembracingcloudbecausethey

can:?????????Gainagranularviewof

theircloudcos