Expert conversations on cloud financial management, Azure cost optimisation, and FinOps best practices
The FinOps on Azure Podcast is hosted by Mike Stephenson — a Microsoft Azure MVP and FinOps practitioner. Each episode brings together practitioners, architects, and finance professionals to share real-world experiences, strategies, and lessons learned from working with FinOps on Azure. Whether you're just starting out or looking to level up your cloud financial management practice, there's something here for you.
Each episode covers practical topics to help Azure professionals take control of cloud costs and drive business value
Practical strategies for reducing Azure spend, right-sizing workloads, and maximising the value of your cloud investments.
How to build a FinOps culture across engineering, finance, and business teams to drive accountability and collaboration.
Deep dives into Azure Cost Management, reservations, savings plans, and other native tools that power your FinOps practice.
Approaches to cost governance, tagging strategies, chargeback models, and budget management at enterprise scale.
How to demonstrate ROI, communicate cloud spend to stakeholders, and connect technical decisions to business outcomes.
Guest interviews with practitioners sharing honest accounts of what worked, what didn't, and the lessons learned along the way.
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Browse every episode of the FinOps on Azure podcast on YouTube. New episodes are published regularly covering the latest trends, tools, and techniques in Azure cloud financial management.
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Mike is a Microsoft Azure MVP with deep expertise in cloud financial management, FinOps, and Azure architecture. He is passionate about helping engineering teams understand finance — and helping finance teams understand engineering.
Through the FinOps on Azure podcast, Mike brings together the brightest minds in the Azure community to share practical knowledge you can apply immediately in your organisation.
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