Each new company still forces FinOps practitioners to begin again
Each new company still forces FinOps practitioners to begin again
We need more stability.
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FinOps X day London 2026 - Keynote comments
My notes from the FinOps X day London 2026. In not particular order.
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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
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.