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FinOps (Cloud Cost Optimization).

Updated Apr 28, 2026

Short answer

FinOps is the practice of bringing financial accountability to the variable spend model of cloud computing.

Deep explanation

It involves collaboration between engineering, finance, and business. Core practices include Right-sizing instances, deleting unattached EBS volumes, utilizing Spot Instances for stateless workloads, and purchasing Reserved Instances/Savings Plans. Tagging infrastructure is crucial to attribute costs to specific teams.

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