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Episode 01: FinOps Drives Cloud Value

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Guest:
Mike Dasiak, FinOps SME, IBM Canada

 
Episode Overview

 

Cloud waste is exploding, and most teams still try to manage it with spreadsheets, guesswork, and disconnected tools. Mike Dasiak, IBM Canada’s FinOps subject matter expert, explains why that approach breaks at scale—and how IBM is helping organizations turn cloud spend into measurable business value.
Mike and Jeff Wilson break down what FinOps really means beyond “cutting costs”: it is a cultural shift that connects finance, engineering, IT, and business teams around shared ownership and accountability. They dig into why this matters now, with cloud spend projected to hit $723 billion in 2025 and cloud waste alone reaching $231 billion.


You’ll discover how IBM’s Apptio and Cloudability platform gives teams a holistic view across AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, and more—with anomaly detection, unit economics, and automation built in. Mike also explains how IBM’s broader portfolio, including Turbonomic, Kubecost, HashiCorp, and Targetprocess, creates a connected path from infrastructure as code to optimization, monitoring, and agile project delivery.


The conversation gets especially practical around proof of value. Mike shares how IBM can often stand up a POV in hours, surface data in days, and show real ROI in just two to three weeks. He also shares real-world examples where customers saw payback periods measured in months, not years, and why that matters when leadership wants answers now.


If your team is still relying on manual processes, homegrown dashboards, or “good enough” cloud cost tracking, this episode shows what you’re missing—and what becomes possible when FinOps, automation, and enterprise agility work together. Essential listening for CIOs, cloud leaders, FinOps teams, and anyone responsible for making technology investments pay off faster.

 

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