Jon Myer Podcast27 Sep 2023

Ep#156 Faces in #FinOps Podcast Highlights with Alee Whitman a guest speaker at FinOpsX

Welcome to the Faces in FinOps podcast! Join us as we dive deep into the world of cloud financial management and explore the impact of thought leaders in this space. In today's episode, we have a special guest, Alee Whitman, a Sr. Staff Product Engineer at a Fortune 500 media and entertainment company. Alee has had a fascinating journey in FinOps, from being a consultant to co-creating the Cloud Intelligent dashboards, also known as CUDOS, and now serving as a practitioner and customer. Alee shares her insights and experiences, emphasizing the importance of keeping an open mind and embracing opportunities in the cloud space. In this conversation, we'll explore Alee's professional journey, her role as a senior staff product engineer, and her organization's evolving FinOps function. She highlights the significance of collaboration and the hub-and-spoke model in managing FinOps across diverse business segments. Alee also discusses the maturity level of her organization, the role of automation, and the challenges of balancing automation between internal team tasks and customer-focused automation. Alee's perspective on transparency, leadership support, and meeting teams at their varying levels of maturity offers valuable insights for FinOps practitioners. She discusses the concept of "walk faster" within a mature organization, the importance of maintaining flexibility in standards, and the necessity of adapting to new teams and acquisitions. Finally, we explore Alee's presentation at FinOps X on the topic of "Savings vs. Spend Reduction," where she shares her experience of defining key terms and improving communication with finance teams. Don't miss this episode packed with practical advice, real-world examples, and thought-provoking insights into the evolving landscape of FinOps. Remember to subscribe to the Faces in FinOps podcast and stay tuned for more inspiring stories from the world of cloud financial management.

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