{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"FinOps in Action","title":"How to Reduce Cloud Costs Without Sacrificing Performance ft. Jason Ward, C.H. Robinson | Ep #64","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/50760dd7\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1991,"description":"Why are your cloud costs so high and what actually fixes them?In this episode of FinOps in Action, I sit down with Jason Ward, Lead FinOps Practitioner at C.H. Robinson, to break down how to take control of cloud spend without slowing down engineering.Jason shares how he went from mechanic to FinOps leader, built a FinOps function from scratch, and uncovered massive savings, including a 90% cost reduction from a single optimization.We also cover how to work with engineers (not against them), why most cost recommendations fail, and what it really takes to build a sustainable FinOps practice.Here’s what we talked about:How to cut cloud costs without impacting performanceWhy data, not recommendations should drive decisionsHow to get engineers to actually buy into FinOpsThe importance of tagging and cost visibility early onWhen NOT to optimize and why some “waste” is intentionalHow AI is changing cloud spend and what to watch out forChapters:00:00 - Why Engineers Ignore Small Savings01:45 - From Mechanic to Cloud Engineer03:48 - Discovering Cloud Cost Impact04:48 - Starting FinOps at CH Robinson06:17 - Early Wins VM Right Sizing07:19 - Handling Engineer Pushback09:51 - Tooling Shift to Datadog11:12 - AKS Tuning 90 Percent Savings13:15 - Building a Real FinOps Program14:29 - Executive Buy In and Chargeback17:38 - Kubernetes Scaling and Hybrid Costs24:31 - AI Spend and Career Wrap Up 🎧 Subscribe for more FinOps leadership conversations → https://www.finopsinaction.com/ Quote of the Show:“Without that executive buy-in… most engineers… don’t care so much about the bottom line.” – Jason WardLinks:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jward2/Website: https://www.chrobinson.com/en-us/Ways to Tune In:Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/f25a9d18-c12f-4ee4-93f5-2aa96e509b55 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/finops-in-action/id1790497808 iHeart Radio: https://iheart.com/podcast/268443483/ Podchaser:...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/19z3-eWZl6c0TEQCJZvYXIgN4CxYIhl9_e56I_mkpWs/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8wYTdj/YWRhNmM4YzM4NzQ0/NDVlNzFhYmE2NmVi/Y2ZiZC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}