Topic - value alignment
Big record labels and FinOps practitioners make the same mistake
A framework helps people think. A system helps people operate
A framework helps people think. A system helps people operate
FinOps has a framework, and that matters. But frameworks guide attention. A field matures when more people can start from the same core instead of rebuilding the practice each time.
FinOps X day London 2026 - Keynote comments
My notes from the FinOps X day London 2026. In not particular order.
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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.
Why shift left makes me uncomfortable
Shift-left is framed as empowerment: show engineers the cost impact and let them decide. But when economic responsibility moves down without strategic intent, budget ownership and reward moving with it, ownership can quietly become exposure.