awesome-finops
Awesome FinOps
A curated list with verything awesome on FinOps
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Contents
Introduction
- FinOps is a financial management practice that enables cloud financial management and optimization through collaboration across finance, engineering, and operations teams. What is FinOps?: A comprehensive definition and introduction to FinOps.
Tools
- Cloudability: A cost management platform for optimizing cloud spending.
- CloudCheckr: A comprehensive cloud management platform with a focus on cost optimization.
- AWS Cost Explorer: An AWS service for visualizing, understanding, and managing costs.
- Google Cloud Billing: Google Cloud’s billing and cost management resource.
- The Well Architecteed Tool FinOps Custom Lens - Custom lens in the AWS well-architected Tool with 115 different items related to FinOps grouped in 4 categories.
Videos
- FinOps Explained: A short video explaining FinOps and its benefits.
- Cloud Financial Management: AWS Cost Explorer: A tutorial on using AWS Cost Explorer for cloud financial management.
Communities
- FinOps Foundation Community: A community of FinOps practitioners and enthusiasts sharing knowledge and experiences.
- FinOps Foundation - Its goal is to advance the discipline of FinOps and cloud financial management through best practices, education and standards. It is a member of The Linux Foundation.
Podcasts
- The FinOps Files: A podcast discussing various topics related to FinOps and cloud financial management.
Note: This list is regularly updated with new resources. Feel free to contribute by submitting a pull request on GitHub.
Cloud Service Providers
- AWS – https://github.com/donnemartin/awesome-aws
- Azure
- Google Cloud
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Oracle Cloud
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FinOps Foundation - Its goal is to advance the discipline of FinOps and cloud financial management through best practices, education and standards. It is a member of The Linux Foundation.
Articles
- The Rise of FinOps: Exploring the rise of FinOps and its impact on financial management.
Books
- Cloud Financial Management Guide: A practical guide to managing finances in the cloud.
- FinOps: Managing Your Cloud Financials: A comprehensive book covering various aspects of FinOps and cloud financial management.
Courses
- FinOps Foundation Training: Official training courses provided by FinOps.
- Cloud Financial Management course on Coursera: Learn the fundamentals of cloud financial management.
Articles
- Cost Optimization Pillar - AWS Cost Optimization Pillar.
- deloitte.com: Matching cloud costs to need: Using FinOps for more effective cloud governance Using FinOps to more effectively govern cloud usage and match cost to need to value can help organizations avoid potentially costly reactions, such as overprovisioning.
- medium: DevOps, NoOps, and Now FinOps? Why do we need an accountant in IT?
- padok.fr: FinOps, or the Culture of Cloud Cost Optimization
- slideshare: FinOps: A Culture Transformation to Bring DevOps, Finance and the Business Together - AWS Summit Sydney
- aws.amazon.com: Introducing FinOps—Excuse Me, DevSecFinBizOps
- devops.com: FinOps Foundation to Help Rein in Cloud Costs
- infoq.com: Why Every DevOps Team Needs A FinOps Lead
- cncf.io: FinOps for Kubernetes: Insufficient – or nonexistent – Kubernetes cost monitoring is causing overspend
- loft.sh: The Cost of Managed Kubernetes - A Comparison 🌟
- thenewstack.io: 4 Reasons Your Cloud Operations Need a FinOps Team
Books
- FinOps Book - Seminal book by founders of the FinOps Foundation.
Tools
Open Source Tools
- kubecost - Kubecost provides real-time cost visibility and insights for teams using Kubernetes, helping you continuously reduce your cloud costs.
- infracost - Infracost shows cloud cost estimates for infrastructure-as-code projects such as Terraform. It helps DevOps, SRE and developers to quickly see a cost breakdown and compare different options upfront.
- kube-resource-report - Report Kubernetes cluster and pod resource requests vs usage and generate static HTML.
- Cloud Custodian - Cloud Custodian is a rules engine for managing public cloud accounts and resources. It allows users to define policies to enable a well managed cloud infrastructure, that’s both secure and cost optimized. It consolidates many of the adhoc scripts organizations have into a lightweight and flexible tool, with unified metrics and reporting.
- kube-opex-analytics - kube-opex-analytics is a tool to help organizations track the resources being consumed by their Kubernetes clusters to prevent overpaying.
Articles
- Cost Optimization Pillar - AWS Cost Optimization Pillar.
- deloitte.com: Matching cloud costs to need: Using FinOps for more effective cloud governance Using FinOps to more effectively govern cloud usage and match cost to need to value can help organizations avoid potentially costly reactions, such as overprovisioning.
- medium: DevOps, NoOps, and Now FinOps? Why do we need an accountant in IT?
- padok.fr: FinOps, or the Culture of Cloud Cost Optimization
- slideshare: FinOps: A Culture Transformation to Bring DevOps, Finance and the Business Together - AWS Summit Sydney
- aws.amazon.com: Introducing FinOps—Excuse Me, DevSecFinBizOps
- devops.com: FinOps Foundation to Help Rein in Cloud Costs
- infoq.com: Why Every DevOps Team Needs A FinOps Lead
- cncf.io: FinOps for Kubernetes: Insufficient – or nonexistent – Kubernetes cost monitoring is causing overspend
- loft.sh: The Cost of Managed Kubernetes - A Comparison 🌟
- thenewstack.io: 4 Reasons Your Cloud Operations Need a FinOps Team
Books
- FinOps Book - Seminal book by founders of the FinOps Foundation.
Tools
Open Source Tools
- kubecost - Kubecost provides real-time cost visibility and insights for teams using Kubernetes, helping you continuously reduce your cloud costs.
- infracost - Infracost shows cloud cost estimates for infrastructure-as-code projects such as Terraform. It helps DevOps, SRE and developers to quickly see a cost breakdown and compare different options upfront.
- kube-resource-report - Report Kubernetes cluster and pod resource requests vs usage and generate static HTML.
- Cloud Custodian - Cloud Custodian is a rules engine for managing public cloud accounts and resources. It allows users to define policies to enable a well managed cloud infrastructure, that’s both secure and cost optimized. It consolidates many of the adhoc scripts organizations have into a lightweight and flexible tool, with unified metrics and reporting.
- kube-opex-analytics - kube-opex-analytics is a tool to help organizations track the resources being consumed by their Kubernetes clusters to prevent overpaying.
Commercial Tools
Commercial Tools
Communities
- FinOps Foundation - Its goal is to advance the discipline of FinOps and cloud financial management through best practices, education and standards. It is a member of The Linux Foundation.
- LinkedIn - Cloud FinOps Practitioners
- Reddit - r/FinOps
Education
Articles
- Understanding Data Transfer in AWS - Make sense of the complex world of data transfer cost in AWS.
Blogs and Newsletters
- Corey Quinn / Last Week In AWS
- Cristian Magherusan-Stanciu / LeanerCloud
- Jean Latiere / OptimNow
- Bastien Martins Da Torre / Cloud FinOps
Podcasts
- Corey Quinn / Screaming in the Cloud - interviews people in the cloud space.
- Cristian Magherusan-Stanciu / LeanerCloud - technical deep-dives on cloud optimization topics.
- Jon Myer - FinOps insights, interviews with FinOps people and tooling vendors.
- Keys to AWS Optimization Podcast - Podcast from the AWS Twitch Channel with SME’s on cost optimization.
- Keys to AWS Optimization Youtube - Videos from the AWS Twitch Channel with SME’s on cost optimization.
Books
- Cloud FinOps - J.R. Storment, Mike Fuller - Seminal book by founders of the FinOps Foundation.
- Mastering AWS Cost Optimization - Eli Mansoor - Book focused on cost optimization techniques for AWS.
Online Courses
- edX - Introduction to FinOps - Self-paced, 1-2 hour introduction.
- Well Architected Cost Labs - The Cost Optimization section of the Well-Architected Labs.
Certifications
- FinOps Certified Practitioner - Two-day training course and certification by the FinOps Foundation.
KPIs
- finopsfoundation/kpis - List of common KPIs by the FinOps Foundation.
Tools
Open Source Tools
- AutoSpotting Community Edition - Converts ASGs to Spot with automated failover to on-demand and no configuration changes. Tags: automated_optimization, AWS, ASG, Kubernetes, EKS, ECS, Spot
- Cloud Custodian - Stateless rules engine for cloud policy definition and enforcement. Tags: cost_visibility, automated_optimization, multi_cloud
- ec2instances.info - Information about AWS infrastructure, like EC2 and RDS instance types. Tags: cost_visibility, AWS, EC2, RDS
- EBS Optimizer Community Edition - Converts AWS EBS volumes to GP3 without configuration changes. Tags: automated_optimization, AWS, EBS
- InfraCost - Displays cost of Terraform code changes. Tags: cost_visibility, Terraform
- Karpenter - Just-in-time capacity provisioner for Kubernetes. Tags: automated_optimization, Kubernetes, AWS, Spot, EKS
- OptScale - FinOps and cloud cost optimization with ML/AI developer tools. Tags: cost_visibility, multi_cloud, ML
- Savings Estimator - GUI for estimating Spot savings in ASGs. Tags: cost_visibility, AWS, Spot
Commercial Tools
- AutoSpotting - Commercial version of AutoSpotting Community Edition with some enhancements. Tags: automated_optimization, AWS, ASG, Kubernetes, EKS, ECS
- BlueArch - Automated tagging and cost optimization recommendations. Tags: cost_visibility, recommendations
- Cast.ai - Automated cost optimization for Kubernetes. Tags: automated_optimization, multi_cloud, Kubernetes, EKS, Spot
- Cloudability - Cloud cost management and visibility. Tags: cost_visibility, multi_cloud
- CloudCheckr - Cloud management platform for cost, security, and compliance. Tags: cost_visibility, multi_cloud
- CloudHealth - Cloud cost visibility and automated optimizations. Tags: cost_visibility, multi_cloud
- CloudPouch - A unique desktop application that works with any AWS account, uses AWS CLI proviles. Cloud cost visibility and optimizations. Tags: cost_visibility, automated_optimization, AWS, EBS
- CloudThread - Cloud cost tracking and waste identification, part of FinOut since April 2nd 2024 (announcement). Tags: cost_visibility, multi_cloud
- CloudZero - Cloud cost intelligence platform. Tags: cost_visibility, multi_cloud
- DigiUsher - Cloud cost visibility platform. Tags: cost_visibility, multi_cloud, Kubernetes, EKS, AWS, GCP, Azure
- Densify - Automated rightsizing for Kubernetes and Compute Instances. Tags: cost_visibility, automated_optimization, Kubernetes, EKS, EC2
- EBS Optimizer - Commercial version of EBS Optimizer Community Edition. Tags: automated_optimization, AWS, EBS
- Finout - FinOps all-in-one solution. Tags: Virtual Tagging, costs optimization, comprehensive cost governance suite, AWS, GCP, Azure, Kubernetes, AI/ML
- Hystax - FinOps and MLOps platform. Tags: cost_visibility, recommendations, ML, multi_cloud
- InfraCost - Commercial version of Infracost. Tags: cost_visibility, Terraform, multi_cloud
- KubeCost - Rightsizing recommendations for Kubernetes. Tags: cost_visibility, multi_cloud, Kubernetes, EKS, rightsizing
- MemVerge - Optimizes cost and performance for data-intensive workloads. Tags: automated_optimization, Spot, rightsizing
- nOps - Comprehensive AWS FinOps platform. Tags: automated_optimization, AWS, Spot, Kubernetes, EBS, RDS, RIs
- Pepperdata - Real-time, automated cost optimization for Amazon EMR and Amazon EKS. Tags: automated_optimization, EKS, EMR, Kubernetes, multi_cloud
- ProsperOps - Automates RI and savings plans purchasing. Tags: automated_optimization, AWS, RIs
- Pump - Cost optimization through group buying, AI and automated RI purchasing. Tags: automated_optimization, AWS, RIs, AI/ML
- ScaleOps - Automated rightsizing for Kubernetes pods. Tags: automated_optimization, multi_cloud, Kubernetes, rightsizing
- Spot.io - Visibility, infrastructure automation and optimization for Spot and RIs. Tags: automated_optimization, multi_cloud, Spot, Kubernetes, RIs
- Stacklet - Enterprise version of Cloud Custodian. Tags: cost_visibility, automated_optimization, multi_cloud
- Unusd - Detects unused cloud resources. Tags: cost_visibility, AWS
- Usage.ai - Automates RI purchasing. Tags: automated_optimization, RIs
- Vantage - Multi-cloud cost visibility with automated RI purchasing. Tags: cost_visibility, automated_optimization, RIs, multi_cloud
- Xosphere - Commercial version of AutoSpotting Community Edition with some enhancements. Tags: automated_optimization, AWS, ASG, Kubernetes, EKS
- Zesty - Automates RI purchasing and EBS optimization. Tags: automated_optimization, AWS, RIs, EBS
Service providers
Consultancies
- Duckbill Group - mostly focused on Enterprise customers, based in the US.
- TechNative - mostly focused on Enterprise customers, based in the Netherlands.
Freelancers
- Cristian Magherusan-Stanciu / LeanerCloud - Cloud Optimization Consultant, building OSS and commercial tools like AutoSpotting, EBS Optimizer and Savings Estimator, ex-AWS Specialist Solutions Architect for Spot and Graviton, based in Germany. Tags: technical, tooling, open_source, cloud_strategy
- Eli Mansoor / OskaQ Consulting - Consultant focused on helping companies and public sector organizations define cloud strategy and negotiate EDP contracts, FinOps book author, ex-AWS Specialist for Graviton, based in Israel. Tags: cloud_strategy, contracts, public_sector
- Bastien Martins Da Torre / Cloud FinOps- Pragmatic FinOps consultant, ex-ServiceNow, based in France. Tags: finops_tooling, cloud_strategy, finops
- Erik Norman / Caligo - FinOps consultant, based in Italy. Tags: technical, cloud_strategy
- Jean Latiere / OptimNow - FinOps consultant focused on Green Computing, ex-AWS Specialist for Spot and Graviton, based in France. Tags: cloud_strategy, greenops
- Shahar Raz - Tech strategy consultant focused on AWS cost optimization, based in Israel. Tags: cloud_strategy
- Srinivas Devaki / OptiOwl - Technical Cloud Optimization Consultant, based in India. Tags: technical, cloud_strategy
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