Cloud Cost Optimization: FinOps, Kubernetes, and Cost-Effective Architecture

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Hey everyone, join us for a focused meetup titled "Cloud Budget Optimization: A Deep Dive into FinOps, Kubernetes, and Cost-Effective Architecture." This meetup unites leading experts in cloud cost management who will share their strategies for effectively optimizing cloud budgets.
The evening will start with a chance to network, followed by a series of informative talks. Eitan Masuary from Tikal will delve into the essential principles of FinOps, highlighting its importance in managing cloud finances. Doron Hoffman from Contentsquare will discuss innovative architectural strategies for cost-efficient cloud storage, addressing challenges with data in AWS S3 and Azure blob storage. Concluding the session, Boris Cherkasky from Finout will offer insights into reducing expenses in Kubernetes environments.
This meetup is designed for anyone involved in cloud operations or interested in enhancing their organizational cost efficiency. Gain practical strategies to better manage cloud expenditures, ensuring your technology investments align with financial objectives for overall operational improvement.

On the Agenda:

18:00-18:30 - Networking & Snacks 🍕🍺

18:30-19:10- FinOps — Why, What and How //Eitan Masuary, DevOps Group Lead & Tech Lead at Tikal.
In this talk, we will delve into the CNCF FinOps process and its growing relevance in today's cloud-centric landscape. Why is FinOps so essential? What are the 6 principles of FinOps as well as the Inform-Optimize-Operate process. And finally some bullets on how to bring the best ROI from the cloud.
*The Talk will be held in Hebrew.

About Eitan:
Eitan is a DevOps Group Lead and Tech Lead at Tikal, with nearly 30 years of experience in the tech industry. Specializing in DevOps for the past 10 years, Eitan has honed his skills in managing teams, overseeing projects, and successfully deploying large-scale solutions into production. His expertise doesn't stop at technical know-how; he's also adept at guiding clients through both their technical and business objectives.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/eitan-masuary-4400a0120/

19:10-19:30 Boosting cost efficiency by cost aware architecture// Doron Hoffman, Chief Architect at Contentsquare.
Remote cloud storage like AWS S3 and Azure blob storage are popular solutions for storing long term data but they are not cost efficient when storing billions of small sized files.
In this talk, I will demonstrate how we addressed this issue and show how you can achieve cost-effectiveness by consolidating data into fewer and larger files using offset references in Aerospike.
*The Talk will be held in Hebrew.

About Doron:
Doron Hoffman is a Chief Architect at Contentsquare.
30 years of experience as software architect, technical leader, manager and self contributor.
Specialize with design and implementation of complex, scalable and cost efficient solutions within AWS and Azure.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/doron-hoffman-5511692/

19:30-20:00 Stop the Kuberspendes, Getting your Kubernetes cost under control //Boris Cherkasky, Software Engineer at Finout
The mean time between an idea to a working production system using Kubernetes is extremely short! That being said, the mean time to an over-expensive Kubernetes cluster is unfortunately as short. By tapping into a cost-oriented mind set, applying the right monitoring tools, and starting proactively addressing cloud cost, we were able to cut our k8s costs by more than half. You can too.
*The Talk will be held in Hebrew.

About Boris:
A software engineer with passion (some say obsession) to observability, charts, and dashboards. In the last ten+ years, he has done anything from low-level safety-critical control logic to high availability cloud applications, and currently enabling the FinOps revolution as an engineer at Finout.
Amateur tech blogger, mediocre cook with a slight Scuba diving addiction.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/cherkaskyb/