Cloud Carbon Accounting Simplified Ruthlessly: 🌱 Total kWh × Grid Carbon Intensity × PUE = Your CO₂ kWh = your compute/storage energy use Grid = how clean the region's power is PUE = datacenter efficiency (usually ~1.2) Azure & OCI both publish these metrics now! Track $ AND 🌍

Help me Iterate & Improve! What's your BIGGEST challenge with cost anomaly detection? ☐ Too many false positives ☐ Alerts come too late ☐ Can't tell WHY costs spiked ☐ No anomaly detection at all yet Vote + share your horror story! I'll address the winner Friday. 👇 #FinOps

Automate your Reserved Instance health check! 📊 Build a weekly dashboard: Utilization % by RI/Savings Plan Unused capacity available for new workloads Reuse tip: Share underutilized RIs across teams vs. buying new ones Template link in replies! #FinOps #ReservedInstances

Cross-Cloud Backup Strategy (Right-Size + Know Constraints) Multi-Cloud DR Right-Sizing: 🛡️ Primary: Azure (where your team lives) DR backup: OCI Object Storage Archive (dirt cheap, reliable) Constraint: RTO vs. cost trade-off Don't pay for hot standby if 4-hour recovery is

Cross-Cloud Networking Costs (Know Constraints) 1/5 Multi-cloud networking fees can murder your budget! 💸 Know Your Constraints! 2/5 Azure ExpressRoute + OCI FastConnect private connection: ~$200-500/month base fee before traffic. 3/5 Alternative: VPN over internet for

Compliance-Driven Multi-Cloud (Reuse + Simplify) "FinTech client: EU data MUST stay in EU, US data in US 🗺️ Solution: Azure EU West: European customer data + apps OCI US East: US customer data + compliance reporting Reuse same app code, deploy regionally Simplify: Identical

Forecast Accuracy Script (Automate + Know Constraints) 1/3 Automate your forecast accuracy tracking! 📈 2/3 Script that compares last month's forecast vs. actual spend, calculates error %. 3/3 Know Your Constraints: If you're off by >15% consistently, your budgeting is broken!

How many squares can you check? 🎯 Embrace Playful Curiosity about your worst bill shocks! Reply with your bingo score!

Weekend #FrugalNerdy Challenge! 🕵️ Iterate & Improve! Find ONE "orphaned" cloud resource: Unattached disks Unused public IPs Empty resource groups Stopped-but-not-deleted VMs Reply with: Resource Type | Monthly Cost Saved | Cloud Provider Best hunter gets featured Monday!

Multi-Cloud FinOps Mastery Pack 2025" (Reuse & Recycle Knowledge) Reuse & Recycle Knowledge with this weekend learning stack! 📚 1️⃣ "Cloud Economics" book by Joe Weinman (theory + practice) 2️⃣ FinOps Foundation's "Multi-Cloud Cost Management" cert track 3️⃣ Azure Cost Management +

Azure Managed Disks come in Standard HDD, Standard SSD, Premium SSD, and Ultra. Frugal Tip: Don’t just pick “Premium” by default! For dev/test: Standard HDD = cheapest Light prod: Standard SSD = balance High IOPS: Premium/Ultra Constraint: Right-size your disk to your real