Optimizing the cost of IT resources is one of the criteria driving companies to migrate to the cloud. Converting CapEx to OpEx is tempting. But the reality is that cloud cost optimization is still poorly understood. Hence the idea of relying on FinOps.
After the first few weeks of optimism, it's often a rude awakening. After all, there's much more to the cloud than the advantages it offers: flexibility, innovative solutions, pay-per-use...
It doesn't take long to get to the heart of the matter: is the cloud really that cost-efficient? But this question is still a headache. Many companies are still struggling to optimize the costs of cloud resources.
The IBM Institute for Business Value recently surveyed over 1,000 executives in 19 different industries. It found that 85% of professionals operated multiple cloud environments in their company.
And yet, in a multi-cloud environment, cost optimization is very difficult to master. Hence the emergence of a new discipline: financial operations or FinOps.
Its purpose is to improve an organization's ability to understand cloud costs and make trade-offs. In the same way that DevOps revolutionized development by breaking down silos and increasing agility, FinOps increases the business value of the cloud by bringing different businesses together.
Whatever the size and activity of a company, it's essential to optimize cloud costs.
FinOps: Make sure you're using the right cloud
Cloud computing technologies are becoming increasingly sophisticated. It's essential to review your deployments every year to make sure you have the right workloads in the right clouds. What's more, not all your workloads need to be deployed in the same environment.
Optimize your cloud deployment
If you're deploying workloads for the first time on a platform such as Amazon web service (AWS) or Microsoft Azure, to name but the best-known and most widely used, don't hesitate to call on a competent partner. This support can be a real asset in helping you reduce your monthly cloud costs.
Outsource all or part of your cloud management
Many IT departments are short-staffed, with engineers wearing many hats. Here too, a specialist cloud computing partner can help you find and eliminate these resources to reduce your costs.
