What's new in Cloud FinOps?
Stephen Old and Frank Contrepois get together to discuss what's new in the world of cloud when it comes to FinOps. There are two monthly episodes, one where we'll discuss the top stories we've found from this month and a second episode where we bring in a friend of the show to talk to us about a topic of their choosing.
What's new in Cloud FinOps?
WNiCF - September 2025 - News
In this episode of What's New in Cloud FinOps, Stephen Old and Frank discuss the latest updates in cloud computing, including AWS Outposts' integration with third-party storage, new Amazon EC2 Mac instances, Azure's managed services, and Google Cloud VM Engine updates.
They also explore pricing changes in Azure, the deprecation of Azure Machine Learning data labeling, and the introduction of new metrics in software development. The conversation highlights the importance of sustainability in cloud services and concludes with reflections on the podcast's five-year anniversary.
Takeaways
- AWS Outposts now supports third-party storage integration with Dell and HPE.
- Amazon EC2 introduces new Mac instances for developers.
- Azure managed services now include Grafana dashboards at no extra cost.
- Google Cloud VM Engine V1 SKUs are now end of sale.
- Azure UltraDisk pricing has been reduced significantly in specific regions.
- Azure Machine Learning data labeling will be deprecated by 2026.
- AWS Transform Assessment helps visualize storage migration benefits.
- New cost to serve software metric introduced by AWS.
- Cortex Framework now deploys sustainability modules for SAP.
- AWS Lambda cold start billing changes will take effect in 2025.
