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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