Platform9 showcases Elastic Machine Pool at FinOps X 2024 in San Diego
Discussions with FinOps and DevOps teams at the event revealed that Kubernetes clusters in the public cloud typically operate with an average of 70% idle compute capacity, significantly increasing cloud expenses. Platform9 discussed how Elastic Machine Pool (EMP) can run workloads on 50% less compute by reclaiming idle capacity.
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What is FinOps X?
FinOps X is the home of FinOps, enabling the FinOps community to come together in person. Hosted by the FinOps Foundation, providing the ultimate networking and learning opportunity for anyone working in FinOps.
Platform9 was a first-time sponsor of FinOps X 2024 in San Diego. We had a great time connecting with FinOps and DevOps teams, discussing their challenges around Kubernetes resource management and how to reduce idle capacity thereby reducing costs.
It was great to see first hand the community's engagement and energy. The emphasis on connections, culture, learning, and peer insights was particularly noteworthy, encouraging everyone to connect with others who have similar goals and challenges, share ideas, and learn collaboratively.
FinOps X Podcast: Why the shift to FinOps is crucial in today’s cloud-centric world?
Tune into the FinOps NEXUS podcast episode, recorded at the FinOps X 2024 event, featuring an exclusive interview with Chris Jones from Platform9, hosted by Jon Myer, from Myer Media.
Hear about emerging trends in FinOps such as sustainability and the integration of AI in cloud financial operations. Chris also provides his takeaways from the keynote sessions by Disney and Uber.
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Buyer’s guide to cloud usage optimization
By Dieter Matzion, FinOps Ambassador and Sr. Cloud Governance Engineer, Roku.
In this guide, get a comprehensive analysis of top industry tools available for the cloud usage optimization. This guide provides a competitive deep dive of tools like CloudHealth by VMware, Cloudability by Apptio, CloudZero, Finout CostGuard, AWS Cost Explorer, Karpenter, and Platform9 Elastic Machine Pool (EMP).