Episode 1 Deana Solis - Building Trust & FinOps Culture
FinOps Pod launches for the first time with guest is Deana Solis, Sr. FinOps Engineer at Smarsh.
Deana has been an active practitioner member of the FinOps Foundation since early 2020 and has been an active contributor to working groups in the foundation.
During the interview, Deana goes over the importance of community, diversity and how to build trust when implementing a FinOps culture.
Key Moments:
[10:46] - Thinking about people when designing policies and process
[15:18] - Culture clashes between new and experienced workers when implementing change
[20:08] - Finance vs Engineering culture clashes
[23:06] - Diversity in styles of work
[32:11] - "Not Savings Plans for RDS"
Relevant Links
Deana Solis LinkedIn Profile
Noel Crowley LinkedIn Profile
Stacy Case LinkedIn Profile
Joe Daly LinkedIn Profile
FinOps Foundation Shared Costs Working Group - Guide to Spreading Out Shared Costs
Learn more and join the FinOps Foundation at www.FinOps.org.
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