Frank Contrepois
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Explore frankcontrepois.com through a clear map of ideas on FinOps, cloud economics, and technology governance. Start with foundations, move through governance and practice, discover tools and frameworks, and follow industry signals shaping the future of cloud cost management.
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Notes from Tech Show London 2026
Why FinOps still lives in Excel
FinOps still lives in Excel not because tools are weak, but because the discipline lacks mandatory, GAAP-like standards. Without set in stone standardsthere is not much to build on. Until the foundation stabilises, wide adjustments are needed, and maturity stays out of reach.
CEO intent to FinOps decisions
FinOps starts with intent. With a CEO saying: “We are going to take this risk.” With executives debating what that really means. And you untangling what it means for your FinOps practice. You need to learn the art of executive interpretation (ie reading in the tea leaves of intent).
Your dashboard is lying (but not the way you think)
Cloud vendors mark cost data as provisional until month-end billing is finalised, yet most FinOps dashboards ignore that and display mid-month numbers as truth. In FinOps, usage is daily, but finance is monthly. Real control comes from governance and behaviour, not hourly refreshes.