Finops

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A cloud financial management practice. uncountable

    "FinOps demands you acknowledge that the old ways of managing infrastructure aren't just ineffective; they create situations where runaway cloud costs can threaten the business."

Example

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"FinOps demands you acknowledge that the old ways of managing infrastructure aren't just ineffective; they create situations where runaway cloud costs can threaten the business."

Etymology

Blend of finance + DevOps.

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