John Bradshaw, Field CTO Cloud EMEA at Akamai, explains how cloud concentration risk has become a "clear and present danger" to modern enterprise, and how the shift from FinOps to ValueOps — engineering value through AI-driven insight — reframes cloud economics.
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John Bradshaw challenges the assumption that cloud is inherently cost-effective, exploring how organisations can build cost-intelligent architectures and adopt the principle of planning an exit before committing to a cloud vendor.
On-demand webcast exploring strategies for controlling escalating cloud costs as organisations scale. John Bradshaw joins Ben Cole (TechTarget) to discuss FinOps practices, cloud cost governance, and the hidden expenses that cause cloud budgets to balloon beyond initial estimates.
Simulcast of the Cloud Spend Conundrum webcast on the Computer Weekly / TechTarget BrightTALK channel. John Bradshaw and Ben Cole (TechTarget) cover FinOps disciplines, cost visibility, and practical techniques for reigning in runaway cloud expenditure.
Original recording of the Cloud Spend Conundrum webcast on the Akamai EMEA BrightTALK channel. John Bradshaw is joined by Ben Cole (TechTarget) to unpack why cloud costs spiral and what FinOps and governance practices can bring them back under control.