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News - cracker method for AI cost optimisation?

News - cracker method for AI cost optimisation?

Frank Contrepois 05 Feb 2026

News - Two days in February. Same AI technology. Palantir posts +70% revenue growth. The software sector watches $285 billion evaporate.

Frank Contrepois 04 Feb 2026
IT value theory

IT value theory

What if the value of IT isn’t cost, savings, or efficiency, but belief? This essay proposes a way to read IT value through three layers: precision, interpretation, and commitment. Not as theory, but as how organisations already decide what future they fund.
Frank Contrepois 03 Feb 2026
How to give FinOps authority without creating bureaucracy

How to give FinOps authority without creating bureaucracy

Executive sponsorship matters in FinOps, but intent alone is not enough. This article introduces the FinOps Executive Mandate, a practical artefact that turns sponsorship into explicit authority, defines decision rights and separates a stable core from context-specific adaptation.
Frank Contrepois 29 Jan 2026
The illusion of less work

The illusion of less work

Frank Contrepois 29 Jan 2026
When the defaults no longer fit

When the defaults no longer fit

FinOps often feels simple on paper, then stubbornly complex in practice. When the defaults stop fitting, the friction isn’t failure. It’s experience. This field note is about what happens when judgement, context, and communication matter more than clean models.
Frank Contrepois 27 Jan 2026
The end of AI blank cheques

The end of AI blank cheques

Frank Contrepois 26 Jan 2026

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