Explore cloud economics and cost optimization for Azure, AWS, and GCP with this practical guide covering methods, strategies, best practices, and real-world examples, bridging theory and application
Key Features

Learn cost optimization best practices on different cloud services using FinOps principles and examples
Gain hands-on expertise in improving cost estimations and devising cost reduction plans for Azure, AWS, and GCP
Analyze case studies that illustrate the application of FinOps in diverse real-world scenarios
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Book Description

In response to the escalating challenges of cloud adoption, where balancing costs and maximizing cloud values is paramount, FinOps practices have emerged as the cornerstone of fi nancial optimization. This book serves as your comprehensive guide to understanding how FinOps is implemented in organizations worldwide through team collaboration and proper cloud governance.

Presenting FinOps from a practical point of view, covering the three phases-inform, optimize, and operate-this book demonstrates an end-to-end methodology for optimizing costs and performing financial management in the cloud. You'll learn how to design KPIs and dashboards for judicious cost allocation, covering key features of cloud services such as reserved instances, rightsizing, scaling, and automation for cost optimization. This book further simplifi es architectural concepts and best practices, enabling you to design superior and more optimized solutions. Finally, you'll discover potential synergies and future challenges, from the integration of artifi cial intelligence to cloud sustainability considerations, to prepare for the future of cloud FinOps.

By the end of this book, you'll have built the expertise to seamlessly implement FinOps practices across major public clouds, armed with insights and ideas to propel your organization toward business growth.
What you will learn

Examine challenges in cloud adoption and cost optimization
Gain insight into the integration of FinOps within organizations
Explore the synergies between FinOps and DevOps, IaC, and change management
Leverage tools such as Azure Advisor, AWS CUDOS, and GCP cost reports
Estimate and optimize costs using cloud services key features and best practices
Implement cost dashboards and reports to improve visibility and control
Understand FinOps roles and processes crucial for organizational success
Apply FinOps through real-life examples and multicloud architectures

Who this book is for

This book is for cloud engineers, cloud and solutions architects, as well as DevOps and SysOps engineers interested in learning more about FinOps and cloud financial management for efficiently architecting, designing, and operating software solutions and infrastructure using the public clouds. Additionally, team leads, project managers, and financial teams aiming to optimize cloud resources will also find this book useful. Prior knowledge of cloud computing and major public clouds is assumed.
Table of Contents

Introduction to FinOps Principles
Understanding How FinOps Fits in Cloud Governance
Designing and Executing the Tagging and Naming Convention Strategies
Estimating Cloud Solutions Costs and Initiative Savings
Improving Cost visibility with Dashboards and Reports
Implementing IaaS Compute Optimization
Implementing PaaS and Other Compute Optimization Initiatives
Implementing Databases Optimization
Implementing Storage Optimization

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