Listen " DevOps vs FinOps: WHAT'S THE PROBLEM? with Viktor Farcic "
Episode Synopsis
What's the problem to solve for FinOps with the DevOps lifecycle?
Today we kick off the FinOps Weekly Podcast with a very interesting discussion with Viktor Farcic, developer advocate at , and well known Youtube Creator with this channel
We dive deep into the absurds of cost reduction against value, the benefits of ephemeral dev environments for reducing costs and how to survive Black Friday without getting a huge bill by the end of the month.
Index of Contents
00:00 Intro
02:42 Discussion on DevOps and FinOps
04:29 Resource Management and Auto Scaling
13:37 Challenges in Dev Environments
24:30 Importance of Testing in Production
25:53 Observability and Automation
26:56 Scaling Strategies for High Traffic Events
28:41 Balancing Performance and Cost
33:30 Leveraging Alternative Cloud Providers
37:44 Adopting GitOps for Security and Efficiency
42:45 Future of AI and FinOps
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