{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"FinOps in Action","title":"From Cloud Waste to Engineering Empowerment ft. Sridhar Ayala, Adobe | Ep 29","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/bb043029\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2493,"description":"How do you scale FinOps in a way that actually engages engineers, reduces waste, and drives cloud efficiency without sacrificing velocity?In this episode of FinOps in Action, I sat down with Sridhar Ayala, Director of FinOps at Adobe, to explore how Adobe approaches FinOps at scale—shifting the focus from just cost savings to enabling engineering efficiency, reducing waste, and expanding margin.Sridhar shares Adobe’s unique FinOps strategy, including how they define waste as \"unintentional spend,\" how they use gamification and marketing to drive adoption, and why understanding engineering context is critical to long-term success. He also reveals Adobe’s flagship initiatives like “ARM 24 for 24” and “CPU 26 for 26,” designed to drive cloud efficiency and reduce environmental impact.Here’s what we talked about:Why Adobe defines cloud waste as “unintentional spend”How to gamify FinOps to engage engineering teamsThe marketing mindset that helps FinOps teams drive adoptionLong-term FinOps campaigns that actually workWhy engineering context is key to cloud cost optimizationIf you're trying to scale a FinOps practice, engage engineering teams, and reduce cloud waste—this conversation is packed with insights you can use right now.🎧 Subscribe for more FinOps leadership conversations → https://finopsinaction.substack.com/ Quote of the Show:\"There's no one definition of waste. Waste is only unintentional spend. As long as you're intentionally doing something, it can't be wasteful.\" - Sridhar AyalaLinks:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sridharayala/ Website: https://www.adobe.com/  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: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/finops-in-action-5958339 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3IpjMc3qxDXZAjic5Zq21t Substack:...","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}