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If the “perfect” FinOps strategy lives in a spreadsheet called COST_OPTIMIZATION.xlsx... Then Terraform runs in PowerPoint, pigs fly, and engineers love email reports.

DynamoDB tip you’ll wish you knew sooner ☁️ 🚀 Here’s our very own in-house rockstar, Dor Azouri, VP Research, with a simple way to make sure old irrelevant data isn’t costing you money. TTL (Time to Live) auto-deletes old items—and skips the usual delete charges. To turn it on: Go to your table Find the TTL section Enable it + set your expiry timestamp That’s it. Leaner tables, lower bills. 🙌

Visibility ≠ accountability. Sound familiar?

Shhh… if we don’t assign it, maybe the $417K goes away. Visibility ≠ accountability. Sound familiar?

@analyticspola @cloudventures_ Oh yeah! Thanks @analyticspola, Below is a quick demo on how we deal with finding hidden waste.

@cloudventures_ @PointFive_Inc & Attribute

Your FinOps Stack for Point Solutions I came across Rich Gibbons recent post on FinOps research from ISG (Information Services Group) Research and wanted to highlight some of the strongest point solutions across key domains. Attribute for Cost Allocation without Tagging @JoinVantage for Cost Observability (20+ Vendors & Counting) @CloudZeroInc for Cloud Allocation & Efficiency Archera for Commitment Insurance @prosperopshq for Autonomous Commitment Management @Cast_AI / Kubecost / @Scale_Ops for Kubernetes Automation @Finout_io for Central Cost Observability & Savings @Infracost for Pre-Deployment Costs You won't need all of these tools, but it's important to assess which feature sets best align with your business needs. If I missed any, drop them in the comments 👇

You’ve got the dashboards. You’ve got the CUR reports. You’ve even got exec buy-in. And yet… nothing changes. What’s the most frustrating FinOps blocker you keep running into? We’re mapping this out internally! Vote below and help us rank the real roadblocks👇

What’s the most annoying FinOps blocker?

When You Spend More Time Manually Tagging Than Actually Using the Cloud Manually tagging cloud resources is the cloud version of filling out tax forms… Painfully tedious. Absolutely necessary... And guaranteed to ruin your afternoon. Here’s to leaving manual tagging where it belongs, in the past when people were still arguing if Ross and Rachel were on a break.

🎉 It’s New Customer Appreciation Time! This month, we're proud to shine the light on Infor, a global powerhouse in business cloud software 🚀 With over 60,000 customers worldwide, they’ve already mastered scale. Now they’re making their cloud waste optimization smarter, faster, and deeper too. Here’s how: 🧠 DeepWaste™ finds what other tools miss 💬 Actions routed directly into Slack, Jira, and ServiceNow 📈 Real remediation — not just “suggestions” 💡 Infor + PointFive = A FinOps match made in heaven. From idle alerts to implemented savings. From dashboards to done. Welcome aboard, Infor. Let’s make FinOps an engineering habit. 💜 Let’s go.

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If another hotel bar cocktail party sounds like a rerun from last year, we’ve got something better. 🚀 Join us at the San Diego Air & Space Museum for the ultimate FinOps X after-hours experience. We’re talking full access to simulators, 4D theater, and the entire museum. And yes, food, cocktails, and PointFive-level vibes are all included. ✅ Round-trip transport (Uber, Lyft, or shuttle) ✅ Open bar and dinner ✅ Unforgettable venue ✅ Action, not just conversation This isn’t your average networking event, it’s a celebration of engineering-driven FinOps culture. 🔗 RSVP link in comments. Don’t wait. Spots are limited and filling fast. #FinOpsX #FinOps #PointFive #EngineeringCulture #CloudCostOptimization

When You Spend More Time Manually Tagging Than Actually Using the Cloud Manually tagging cloud resources is the cloud version of filling out tax forms... painfully tedious, absolutely necessary, and guaranteed to ruin your afternoon. Here's to a better way!

Heading to AWS Summit London next week? 👋 Swing by booth #5. We’ll be talking everything AWS inefficiencies, engineering-led FinOps, and how to surface the issues that truly make the difference. Come connect with our superstar team in person. 🤩 Can’t wait to see you there. #AWSSummit #FinOps #CloudOptimization #EngineeringEfficiency #PointFive #AWS

“They’re… speaking the same language.” Everyone else: "What in the FinOps–Engineering sorcery is this? 🫢" #FinOps #DevOps #CloudCulture

From starting as a barista to running FinOps for a Fortune 500. Hunter Harris didn’t know it at the time, but being thoughtful behind the counter at Starbucks shaped everything that came after. “I told myself, be great at whatever you do. Know the regulars. Make their day better if you can.” That same mindset, showing up with care, curiosity, and consistency is what powers his approach to FinOps today. You don’t need to chase status to level up, start by being excellent at what’s in front of you. That’s how you build trust, that’s how you go far. 🎧 Full story on FinOps in Action →finopsinaction.com/episodes/drivi…

🙌 Appreciation post 🙌 - Why We Love Our 5X Research Team Most FinOps tools focus on surface-level cost insights. Our team goes deeper, finding inefficiencies that are easy to miss and hard to fix. They read the manuals, test configurations, and figure out the why behind cloud waste. They make sure we’re not just identifying problems, but providing solutions engineers trust. Their work makes everything we build better. BTW - WE ARE HIRING! If you would like to join one of the best teams out there, check out the link below! pointfive.co/careers

"Who needs automation when you’ve got a "v9_final-version"ed spreadsheet?"

👻 We want to hear your best cloud spend horror story. Winner gets Apple AirPods or a $250 gift card, delivered straight to your door 🎁🔥 Inspired by real tales on Reddit, we’re collecting the worst infra nightmares you’ve lived through. 🎧 Drop your story below. The best one gets the prize. (May the odds be ever in your FinOps favor.)

SPOPP it, lock it, and optimize it! Evaluating cost optimization tools? AWS just handed you up to 20,000 more reasons to choose PointFive. We’re officially in the AWS Strategic Partner Opportunity Program (SPOPP). That means AWS will subsidize your cost savings when you run PointFive. 💰 Yes, you read that right: Use PointFive, and Amazon helps foot the bill. Why it matters: ✅ Buy through Marketplace to unlock AWS credits ✅ All private offers count: No hoops, no forms ✅ SPOPP-eligible = optimized and reimbursed Get your deal done here: 👉 aws.amazon.com/marketplace/pp…

"Is this a storage charge or a cross-region data transfer or a... what even IS this?" Cloud cost chaos isn’t just real, it’s confusing. Time for an overhaul! No more billing files that read like legal contracts. No more dashboards that surface “savings” but never how to fix it.