Summary

In this chapter, you discovered the importance of establishing a centralized FinOps function. You looked at the reasons for doing so and the types of personas to include to make up such a function. Then, you learned about a key responsibility for these cross-functional teams, which is to create an effective metrics strategy.

Then, you learned that an effective metrics strategy comes with a solid foundation in metrics governance. You want to be able to trust the metric data that you will be using to drive your FinOps efforts. You looked at the requirements and processes needed to build the right metrics governance strategy.

After that, you learned how to create the right metrics for your business and looked at some examples in the process. These metrics will provide the data you need, which will eventually turn into actionable insights.

Lastly, you used more advanced analytics tools to track and visualize your cost and usage data, as well as your custom metrics. You...