recfo /blog · field notes
Articles.
Field notes from the practice — grouped by the four domains of the FinOps framework.
policy-and-governance/ Policy & Governance2 posts
04-20 Implementing Governance Through Policy — Part Two: Cloud IAM PoliciesThe second guardrail — enforcing governance through cloud IAM policies so rules still apply when resources bypass IaC. 6m04-18 Implementing Governance Through Policy — Part One: IaCPreventing cloud waste at deploy-time using Terraform validation, policy-as-code (OPA/Sentinel), and enterprise governance tools. 7m
cost-allocation-and-visibility/ Cost Allocation & Visibility2 posts
04-15 Explaining FinOps FOCUS to My GrandmotherFOCUS in plain language — what it is, why it matters for multi-cloud billing, and how to start using it. 5m03-17 How Do Commitment Utilization and Coverage Contribute to Cloud Savings?Why high coverage or high utilization alone do not mean high savings, and what to measure instead. 5m
planning-and-forecasting/ Planning & Forecasting1 post
finops-practice/ FinOps Practice1 post
rate-optimization/ Rate Optimization4 posts
04-02 Buy Two Get One Free, or Buy Three Get Two Free? ESR Answers It.Effective Saving Rate (ESR) — the one metric that actually tells you whether your commitments saved you money, and how to use it. 7m03-28 Are Your Cloud Commitments Reaching Their Potential Savings?Why the advertised 72% discount rarely survives real cloud usage, and how to emulate an elastic commitment portfolio. 5m03-22 Should You Always Share Your Commitment-Based Discounts?Shared vs. local commitments — when sharing saves money, and when keeping them local is worth the trade-off. 4m03-10 How Do Reserved Instances and Savings Plans Actually Work?How RIs and Savings Plans apply discounts, when to use each, and how to combine them. 9m