FinOps

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noun

A cloud financial management practice.

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Meanings

nounFinOps (uncountable)
  1. uncountablecloud computingA cloud financial management practice.

    FinOps demands you acknowledge that the old ways of managing infrastructure aren't just ineffective; they create situations where runaway cloud costs can threaten the business.

    2023, J.R. Storment, Mike Fuller, Cloud FinOps, O'Reilly, →ISBN

Origin

Blend of finance + DevOps.

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Cite this entry
APA

FinOps. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/FinOps

MLA

“FinOps.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/FinOps. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “FinOps,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/FinOps.

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