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35 TopicsNews and updates from FinOps X 2024: How Microsoft is empowering organizations
Last year, I shared a broad set of updates that showcased how Microsoft is embracing FinOps practitioners through education, product improvements, and innovative solutions that help organizations achieve more. with AI-powered experiences like Copilot and Microsoft Fabric. Whether you’re an engineer working in the Azure portal or part of a business or finance team collaborating in Microsoft 365 or analyzing data in Power BI, Microsoft Cloud has the tools you need to accelerate business value for your cloud investments.11KViews8likes0CommentsWhat’s new in FinOps toolkit 0.4 – July 2024
In July, the FinOps toolkit 0.4 added support for FOCUS 1.0, updated tools and resources to align with the FinOps Framework 2024 updates, introduced a new tool for cloud optimization recommendations called Azure Optimization Engine, and more!3.7KViews4likes1CommentFOCUS: An open specification for cloud cost transparency
When it comes to FinOps, the data is of the utmost importance. Data is the key to understanding your cloud cost and usage patterns, and pivotal to making smart decisions about your cloud strategy and operations. This is why Microsoft is proud to be a founding member of the FinOps Open Cost and Usage Specification (FOCUS) project and why we’re dedicated to defining and evolving the specification alongside our customers, partners, and industry peers. And with FOCUS 1.0 support in Cost Management exports being announced at FinOps X 2024, you may be wondering what FOCUS is, why you should care, and where to get started. Look no further. I’ll give you a crash course in FOCUS 1.0.5.9KViews2likes0CommentsMoving from FOCUS 1.0 preview to FOCUS 1.0
Using FOCUS 1.0 preview in Cost Management already? Curious about what's changed in the 1.0 release? We've got you covered! Read on to learn about the changes to regions, cost, usage, and charge categorization in the latest FOCUS release.1.8KViews2likes0CommentsWhat’s new in FinOps toolkit 0.5 – August 2024
In August, the FinOps toolkit 0.5 added support for Power BI reports on top of Cost Management exports without needing to deploy FinOps hubs; expanded optimization options in workbooks; improved optimization, security, and resiliency in Azure Optimization Engine; a new FOCUS article to help compare with actual/amortized data; and many smaller fixes and improvements across the board.1.6KViews1like0CommentsWhat's new in FinOps toolkit 0.7 – November 2024
In November, the FinOps toolkit 0.7 introduces a few highly anticipated updates: support for large datasets at scale with Azure Data Explorer, EA and MCA cost savings, private endpoints, and infrastructure encryption in FinOps hubs; more accurate effective cost in Power BI; and more!1.4KViews2likes4Comments