awesome-kubernetes/v2-docs/finops.md

# Finops

!!! info "Architectural Context"
    Detailed reference for Finops in the context of Career & Industry.

  - [FinOps Foundation: FinOps.org](https://www.finops.org)  <span class='md-tag md-tag--info'>[COMMUNITY-TOOL]</span>
  - [padok.fr: FinOps, or the Culture of Cloud Cost Optimization](https://www.theodo.com/en-fr/blog/what-is-finops-and-what-are-its-best-practices)  <span class='md-tag md-tag--info'>[COMMUNITY-TOOL]</span>
  - [slideshare: FinOps: A Culture Transformation to Bring DevOps, Finance and the Business Together - AWS Summit Sydney](https://www.slideshare.net/AmazonWebServices/finops-a-culture-transformation-to-bring-devops-finance-and-the-business-together-sponsored-by-cloudability-aws-summit-sydney)  <span class='md-tag md-tag--info'>[COMMUNITY-TOOL]</span>
  - [aws.amazon.com: Introducing FinOps—Excuse Me, DevSecFinBizOps](https://aws.amazon.com/es/blogs/enterprise-strategy/introducing-finops-excuse-me-devsecfinbizops)  <span class='md-tag md-tag--info'>[COMMUNITY-TOOL]</span>
  - [devops.com: FinOps Foundation to Help Rein in Cloud Costs](https://devops.com/finops-foundation-to-help-rein-in-cloud-costs)  <span class='md-tag md-tag--info'>[COMMUNITY-TOOL]</span>
  - [infoq.com: Why Every DevOps Team Needs A FinOps Lead](https://www.infoq.com/articles/every-devops-team-needs-finops-lead)  <span class='md-tag md-tag--info'>[COMMUNITY-TOOL]</span>
  - [loft.sh: The Cost of Managed Kubernetes - A Comparison 🌟](https://www.vcluster.com/blog/the-cost-of-managed-kubernetes-a-comparison)  <span class='md-tag md-tag--info'>[COMMUNITY-TOOL]</span>
  - [thenewstack.io: 4 Reasons Your Cloud Operations Need a FinOps Team](https://thenewstack.io/4-reasons-your-cloud-operations-need-a-finops-team)  <span class='md-tag md-tag--info'>[COMMUNITY-TOOL]</span>
  - [cloud.google.com: 5 key metrics to measure Cloud FinOps impact in your organization in 2022 and beyond](https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/cloud-first/key-metrics-to-measure-impact-of-cloud-finops)  <span class='md-tag md-tag--info'>[COMMUNITY-TOOL]</span>
  - [thenewstack.io: Cloud Cost Management for DevOps](https://thenewstack.io/cloud-cost-management-for-devops)  <span class='md-tag md-tag--info'>[COMMUNITY-TOOL]</span>
  - [zdnet.com: As cloud costs spiral upward, enterprises turn to a thing called FinOps](https://www.zdnet.com/article/as-cloud-costs-spiral-upward-enterprises-turn-to-a-thing-called-finops)  <span class='md-tag md-tag--info'>[COMMUNITY-TOOL]</span>
  - [thenewstack.io: Tricks for Cloud Cost Optimization | Pavan Belagatti](https://thenewstack.io/tricks-for-cloud-cost-optimization)  <span class='md-tag md-tag--info'>[COMMUNITY-TOOL]</span>
  - [venturebeat.com: Cloud costs are unmanageable: It’s time we standardize billing](https://venturebeat.com/datadecisionmakers/cloud-costs-are-unmanageable-its-time-we-standardize-billing)  <span class='md-tag md-tag--info'>[COMMUNITY-TOOL]</span>
  - [hystax.com: The difference between cloud cost management and FinOps](https://hystax.com/the-difference-between-cloud-cost-management-and-finops)  <span class='md-tag md-tag--info'>[COMMUNITY-TOOL]</span>
  - [infoworld.com: Are we experiencing cloudflation?](https://www.infoworld.com/article/2336761/are-we-experiencing-cloudflation.html)  <span class='md-tag md-tag--info'>[COMMUNITY-TOOL]</span>
  - [aws.amazon.com: Four Principles of Cloud Financial Management Small and Medium Business Owners Need to Know](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/smb/four-principles-of-cloud-financial-management-small-and-medium-business-owners-need-to-know)  <span class='md-tag md-tag--info'>[COMMUNITY-TOOL]</span>
  - [infoworld.com: When finops costs you more in the end](https://www.infoworld.com/article/2338012/when-finops-costs-you-more-in-the-end.html)  <span class='md-tag md-tag--info'>[COMMUNITY-TOOL]</span>
  - [infoworld.com: Kubernetes costs less, but less than what?](https://www.infoworld.com/article/2338474/kubernetes-costs-less-but-less-than-what.html)  <span class='md-tag md-tag--info'>[COMMUNITY-TOOL]</span>
  - [bitsand.cloud: Slashing Data Transfer Costs in AWS by 99%](https://www.bitsand.cloud/posts/slashing-data-transfer-costs)  <span class='md-tag md-tag--info'>[COMMUNITY-TOOL]</span>
  - [Cloudburn: An Open-Source Policy Engine for AWS Spending](https://github.com/towardsthecloud/cloudburn)  <span class='md-tag md-tag--info'>[COMMUNITY-TOOL]</span>
  - [aws.amazon.com/blogs/architecture: Overview of Data Transfer Costs for Common Architectures](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/architecture/overview-of-data-transfer-costs-for-common-architectures)  <span class='md-tag md-tag--info'>[COMMUNITY-TOOL]</span>
  - [Which Azure Network is Cheaper?](https://blog.cloudtrooper.net/2026/01/16/which-azure-network-is-cheaper)  <span class='md-tag md-tag--info'>[COMMUNITY-TOOL]</span>
  - [Building a FinOps-Ready Azure Landing Zone: Infrastructure Foundations for Cost Optimization](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/AzureInfrastructureBlog/building-a-finops-ready-azure-landing-zone-infrastructure-foundations-for-cost-o/4411706)  <span class='md-tag md-tag--info'>[COMMUNITY-TOOL]</span>
  - [Azure Functions Cost Considerations and Optimization](https://build5nines.com/azure-functions-cost-considerations-and-optimization)  <span class='md-tag md-tag--info'>[COMMUNITY-TOOL]</span>
  - [A Guide to Azure Data Transfer Pricing](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/AzureNetworkingBlog/a-guide-to-azure-data-transfer-pricing/4374538)  <span class='md-tag md-tag--info'>[COMMUNITY-TOOL]</span>
  - [github.com/dolevshor/azure-finops-guide: The Azure FinOps Guide 🌟](https://github.com/dolevshor/azure-finops-guide)  <span class='md-tag md-tag--info'>[COMMUNITY-TOOL]</span>
  - [info.microsoft.com: The Road to Azure Cost Governance](https://info.microsoft.com/ww-landing-the-road-to-azure-cost-governance-e-book.html)  <span class='md-tag md-tag--info'>[COMMUNITY-TOOL]</span>
  - [github.com/mivano/azure-cost-cli](https://github.com/mivano/azure-cost-cli)  <span class='md-tag md-tag--info'>[COMMUNITY-TOOL]</span>
  - [techcommunity.microsoft.com: Azure Savings Dashboard 🌟](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/coreinfrastructureandsecurityblog/azure-savings-dashboard/3816131)  <span class='md-tag md-tag--info'>[COMMUNITY-TOOL]</span>
  - [https://learn.microsoft.com: View Kubernetes costs (AKS)](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/costs/view-kubernetes-costs)  <span class='md-tag md-tag--info'>[COMMUNITY-TOOL]</span>
  - [techcommunity.microsoft.com: Azure Pricing: How to navigate Azure pricing options and resources 🌟](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/azuregovernanceandmanagementblog/azure-pricing-how-to-navigate-azure-pricing-options-and-resources/4166276)  <span class='md-tag md-tag--info'>[COMMUNITY-TOOL]</span>
  - [techcommunity.microsoft.com: Azure Pricing: How to estimate Azure project costs 🌟](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/azuregovernanceandmanagementblog/azure-pricing-how-to-estimate-azure-project-costs/4166297)  <span class='md-tag md-tag--info'>[COMMUNITY-TOOL]</span>
  - [techcommunity.microsoft.com: Identify your savings potential in Azure 🌟](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/finopsblog/identify-your-savings-potential-in-azure/4131194)  <span class='md-tag md-tag--info'>[COMMUNITY-TOOL]</span>
  - [learnk8s/xlskubectl](https://github.com/learnk8s/xlskubectl)  <span class='md-tag md-tag--info'>[COMMUNITY-TOOL]</span>
  - [infoworld.com: 5 steps to bringing Kubernetes costs in line](https://www.infoworld.com/article/2338303/5-steps-to-bringing-kubernetes-costs-in-line.html)  <span class='md-tag md-tag--info'>[COMMUNITY-TOOL]</span>
  - [thenewstack.io: Grafana Wants to Help You Avoid Getting Dinged by Kubernetes Costs](https://thenewstack.io/grafana-wants-to-help-you-avoid-getting-dinged-by-kubernetes-costs)  <span class='md-tag md-tag--info'>[COMMUNITY-TOOL]</span>
  - [marketplace.atlassian.com:  License Manager - Easily track your software licenses](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1227641/license-manager-easily-track-your-software-licenses)  <span class='md-tag md-tag--info'>[COMMUNITY-TOOL]</span>
  - [dev.to: FinOps EKS: 10 tips to reduce the bill up to 90% on AWS managed Kubernetes clusters](https://dev.to/zenika/eks-10-tips-to-reduce-the-bill-up-to-90-on-aws-managed-kubernetes-clusters-epe)  <span class='md-tag md-tag--info'>[COMMUNITY-TOOL]</span>
  - [replex.io](https://www.splunk.com/en_us/appdynamics-joins-splunk.html?301=appdynamics)  <span class='md-tag md-tag--info'>[COMMUNITY-TOOL]</span>
  - [replex.io: An Introduction to Kubernetes FinOps](https://www.splunk.com/en_us/appdynamics-joins-splunk.html?301=appdynamics/blog/an-introduction-to-kubernetes-finops)  <span class='md-tag md-tag--info'>[COMMUNITY-TOOL]</span>
  - [cremich/cdk-bill-bot: Welcome to Bill - the cost optimization bot](https://github.com/cremich/cdk-bill-bot)  <span class='md-tag md-tag--info'>[COMMUNITY-TOOL]</span>
  - [thenewstack.io: Finout Gets a Handle on Kubernetes Costs](https://thenewstack.io/finout-gets-a-handle-on-kubernetes-costs)  <span class='md-tag md-tag--info'>[COMMUNITY-TOOL]</span>

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