FinOps in Action
FinOps in Action
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Welcome to FinOps in Action! Join host, Alon Arvatz, Each week, as he sits down with FinOps experts to explore the toughest challenges between FinOps and Engineering. This show is brought to you by PointFive - empowering teams to optimize cloud costs with deep detection and remediation tools that drive action.
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The podcast focuses on cloud financial management, cost optimization, and collaboration between technical and financial teams, featuring episodes discussing the importance of aligning FinOps practices with business goals, enhancing data visibility in cost management, and best practices for fostering effective communication among various stakeholders in cloud operations.
Welcome to FinOps in Action! Join host, Taylor Houck, Each week, as he sits down with FinOps experts to explore the toughest challenges between FinOps and Engineering. This show is brought to you by PointFive – empowering teams to optimize cloud costs with deep detection and remediation tools that drive action.
What if the biggest mistake new FinOps teams make isn’t missing savings, but executing them too soon?
In this episode of FinOps in Action, I sit down with Henrique Amorim, Business Analyst and FinOps Specialist at Crayon. He shares an honest look at what it really takes to build a successful FinOps practice. From resisting the urge to immediately slash costs to navigating engineering relationships and preparing for the AI-driven future of cloud spend, this conversation goes far beyond surface-level optimization tips.
Henrique breaks down why FinOps isn’t about being the “cost police”. It’s about building influence, trust, and a culture of cost awareness across engineering, finance, and leadership. If you’re working in cloud cost optimization, FinOps, or AI cost management, this episode will challenge how you think about leverage, execution, and long-term impact.
Here’s what we talked about:
- Why you should treat early cloud savings as strategic leverage
- The difference between theoretical savings and truly actionable optimizations
- How AI is reshaping the FinOps function
- The importance of building dashboards, processes, and visibility before scaling savings
- Why some “cost inefficiencies” are actually architectural features
- The role of community in accelerating your FinOps maturity
- Managing up: how to communicate FinOps impact to executives
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Quote of the Show:
- “Identify those savings and keep them as an ace up your sleeve while using that as leverage to get your roots in the system.” – Henrique Amorim
Links:
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/henriqueamorim/
- Website: https://www.crayon.com/us/
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