The FinOps Lifecycle: From Budgeting to Reporting
Working in DevOps long enough teaches you two universal truths: That’s exactly why I lean heavily on FinOps. For me, it’s not just a framework — it’s the reality...
2026-03-18
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The Hybrid DBA's Blog
Optimising Costs: Strategies for Efficient Cloud Resource Management
Over time, I’ve realised that one of the hardest parts of cloud management isn’t deploying infrastructure — it’s balancing performance with cost. The cloud gives us incredible flexibility, but...
2026-03-18
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Cost Visibility: Tracking and Analysing Your Cloud Spend
One of the biggest challenges I’ve faced in cloud operations is maintaining clear visibility into cloud costs. In the cloud, resources can be spun up in seconds and scaled...
2026-03-18 (first published: 2026-03-17)
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Building the Team: Roles and Responsibilities in FinOps
In my experience, FinOps success has never been just about tools or dashboards. It comes down to people. The right structure, the right ownership, and clear accountability make all...
2026-03-18 (first published: 2026-03-17)
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Tooling for Success: The Best FinOps Tools and Technologies
As a DevOps person, I know that to make FinOps successful, you need more than just a good strategy—you need the right tools and technologies to execute that strategy...
2026-03-17 (first published: 2026-03-16)
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From Planning to Practice: Setting Up Your FinOps Framework
As someone who works in DevOps, I’m always focused on creating systems that are efficient, scalable, and reliable. But when it comes to the cloud, one critical piece often...
2026-03-16 (first published: 2026-03-15)
11 reads
Shifting Mindsets: Why FinOps is Essential for Cloud Efficiency
As a DevOps practitioner, I’ve always focused on performance, scalability, and automation. But as cloud adoption has matured, I’ve come to realise that building and running great systems isn’t...
2026-03-12
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The First Steps: Understanding the Basics of FinOps
As a DevOps professional, I’ve seen firsthand how cloud costs can quickly spiral out of control without the right practices in place. That’s where FinOps comes in—it’s a powerful...
2026-03-09
11 reads
Why I stopped using MCP for AI coding stuff
Something has shifted quietly in 2026. The developers I know/respect—the ones actually shipping, not just posting about shipping—stopped talking about MCP. No dramatic announcement. No hot take thread. They...
2026-03-18 (first published: 2026-03-06)
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What DevOps Look Like in Microsoft Fabric
Microsoft Fabric (not to be confused with the more general term “fabric” in DevOps) is an integrated data and analytics platform designed for modern data-driven workloads, such as data...
2026-03-16 (first published: 2026-03-04)
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A New Word: los vidados
By Steve Jones
los vidados – n. the half-remembered acquaintances you knew years ago, who you might...
In-Person CISA Training – April 13-16, 2026
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Question of the Day
Identities and Sequences I
When thinking of the Identity property for auto incrementing columns and sequences for the same action, which are explicitly linked to increment a number in a table when a new row is added?
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