IT-engineers can provision cloud resources at the touch of a button, without the need for a traditional procurement process. This results in loss of control, lack of transparency and the inability to plan cloud costs. FinOps (Financial Operations) solves these cost management problems. FinOps describes a range of best practices which go hand-in-hand with the transition into the cloud.
In doing this, company culture is iteratively brought in line with the new circumstances. The primary aim of FinOps is not reducing costs, instead the focus is on the best possible use of the cloud. The aim is to optimally use the variable cloud cost model for the company to promote innovations and business development faster.
Cross-functional teams such as those from IT, finance or products work together to enable faster product readiness and at the same time achieve better financial control and the ability to forecast.
As a FinOps partner, Liquid Reply offers consulting and training to companies
In an expert FinOps Foundation discussion, the life cycle model of INFORM – OPTIMISE – OPERATE was developed into a guideline. Since FinOps pursue the goal of continuous improvement, the phases are repeated cyclically.
The INFORM phase: This is where transparency, visibility and assignment are brought together into a detailed overview of the cloud landscape.
The OPTIMISE phase: This phase discusses which options and goals are desired and achievable. This follows the principle of "Crawl, walk, run".
The OPERATE phase: Agreed measures and automations are implemented.
The FinOps Consultants of Liquid Reply serve organizations as Trusted Advisor to align interests of business, finance and IT towards cloud efficiency and drive the change from within.
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Liquid Reply is a Reply Group Company specialized in Container Orchestration, Cloud Native Development and FinOps. The team focuses on multi- and hybrid cloud solutions, site reliability engineering and operational enablement. As a development partner Liquid Reply strengthens a company-wide, cloud-based culture and helps companies to embrace the ever-changing IT universe as a part of their own DNA.