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(paid) Graph clarity toolkit

Frank Contrepois 10 Dec 2025
Why architecture fails to impress executives, and how the FC method solves it

Why architecture fails to impress executives, and how the FC method solves it

Most architecture diagrams fail because they show components, not meaning. The FC method fixes this by mapping use cases and shaping components by cost, revealing how value flows, where money goes and how intent becomes architecture, risk and spend.
Frank Contrepois 09 Dec 2025
(paid) Cloud should bend to democracy, not democracy to cloud

(paid) Cloud should bend to democracy, not democracy to cloud

Frank Contrepois 08 Dec 2025
(Sub) Are you throwing numbers at people, or telling them a story they can actually use?

(Sub) Are you throwing numbers at people, or telling them a story they can actually use?

Frank Contrepois 04 Dec 2025
There is more to DB savings plans than you think

There is more to DB savings plans than you think

AWS has loudly dropped a small revolution into the pricing pond. Savings Plans for Database look a natural extension of the past, but there is much more.
Frank Contrepois 03 Dec 2025
Top-down FinOps: why leadership sets the frame

Top-down FinOps: why leadership sets the frame

Top-down FinOps aligns cloud economics with leadership intent. It connects technical decisions to margin, risk and runway, turning cloud from a collection of local choices into a strategic lever. Clear boundaries, better language and smart representation make the work matter.
Frank Contrepois 02 Dec 2025
Podcast - Cost Accounting

Podcast - Cost Accounting

Frank Contrepois 01 Dec 2025

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