Part 1: Inform

This part provides an introduction to FinOps, covering strategies for improving visibility into cloud workloads and techniques for effective cost allocation. Additionally, you will discover how to establish a baseline spend and create and track a budget against spending, as well as techniques for forecasting future spending in the cloud. To solidify your understanding, a case study is presented at the end.

This part contains the following chapters:

• Chapter 1, Bringing Visibility and Allocating Cost
• Chapter 2, Benchmarking Current Spend and Establishing Budget
• Chapter 3, Forecasting the Future Spend
• Chapter 4, Case Study – Beginning the Azure FinOps Journey