{"product_id":"the-finops-playbook-cloud-cost-engineering-rightsizing-commitment-planning-and-saving-at-scale-9798197040589","title":"The FinOps Playbook: Cloud Cost Engineering: Rightsizing, Commitment Planning, and Saving at Scale","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Thompson Carter\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Cloud Computing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCloud spending grows fast.\u003cbr\u003eWithout the right controls, it grows even faster than the business.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The FinOps Playbook\" is a practical, engineering focused guide to managing cloud costs with discipline, visibility, and strategy. This book teaches teams how to reduce waste, forecast usage, plan commitments, and build cost aware systems without slowing innovation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is not just about cutting bills.\u003cbr\u003eIt is about making smarter cloud decisions at scale.\u003c\/p\u003eWhy FinOps matters\u003cp\u003eModern cloud platforms give teams speed and flexibility, but they also create new financial challenges: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eunused and oversized resources\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eunpredictable monthly bills\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003epoor cost visibility across teams\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eweak forecasting and budgeting\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003einefficient commitment planning\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eengineering decisions without cost awareness\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book shows how to bring finance, engineering, and operations together around one goal: better cloud value.\u003c\/p\u003eWhat you will learn\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003efundamentals of FinOps and cloud cost engineering\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ecloud billing, tagging, and cost allocation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003erightsizing compute, storage, and databases\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eusage forecasting and budget planning\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ecommitment planning and savings strategies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003edetecting waste and idle resources\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ecost monitoring, alerts, and reporting\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eunit economics for cloud products\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003egovernance without blocking developers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ebuilding a cost conscious engineering culture\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eFrom cost chaos to cloud financial control\u003cp\u003eThroughout the book, you will learn how to: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eidentify where cloud money is really going\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ereduce waste without hurting performance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ecreate dashboards that teams actually use\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eplan reserved capacity and commitments wisely\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003econnect cloud spend to products, customers, and teams\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eimprove financial accountability across engineering\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach chapter focuses on practical decisions used in real cloud environments.\u003c\/p\u003ePractical applications\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSaaS cloud cost optimization\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eenterprise cloud governance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKubernetes cost management\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emulti cloud budget tracking\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003estartup infrastructure savings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ecloud financial reporting\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese examples reflect real cost challenges faced by growing teams.\u003c\/p\u003eWho this book is for\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFinOps practitioners\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ecloud engineers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDevOps engineers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eplatform engineers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eengineering managers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003efinance teams working with cloud costs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003estartups and enterprises managing cloud growth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you want to control cloud spending, improve visibility, and build systems that deliver more value for every dollar spent, this book provides the roadmap.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeasure clearly.\u003cbr\u003eOptimize continuously.\u003cbr\u003eSave at scale.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Independently Published","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47969289470103,"sku":"9798197040589","price":2947.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798197040589.webp?v=1782921197","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-finops-playbook-cloud-cost-engineering-rightsizing-commitment-planning-and-saving-at-scale-9798197040589","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}