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The FinOps market just blinked. And then consolidated.

Flexera just bought ProsperOps and Chaos Genius in one move. FinOps tools are consolidating fast: fewer dashboards, more execution, broader scope (AI, data). Tool sprawl fades; governance and strategy matter more. Visibility is no longer enough.

Every coder is a fashionista

The monster under the bed was always in the contract

Many cloud strategies were built on assumptions that were never written down. Prices would not rise. Services would not disappear. Performance would hold. None of that was guaranteed. When assumptions live outside the contract, they stop being comfort and start being risk.

Introducing Protect the Doers

Most people become managers by accident. They were good at their job. Someone noticed. A promotion followed. Overnight, producing value was replaced by being responsible for people who do. No manual. No training. This book exists because that gap is real.

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