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      <div class=\"multi-column__content standard-body\"><p>FinOps (cloud financial management) is a growing professional discipline within large enterprises. It aims to control ongoing cloud spend by working with financial, IT and DevOps stakeholders across the business.<\/p>\n<p>FinOps as a practice seeks to do the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Manage ongoing cloud costs by avoiding unnecessary spend through over specified resources<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n                            \n                            \n                                                    <\/div>\n                                                        \n                                            <div class=\"multi-column__col multi-column__col--content\" data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-delay=\"320\">\n                            \n                                                            <div class=\"multi-column__content standard-body\"><ul>\n<li>Prevent last-minute overspend through accurate forecasting and reservation of cloud requirements at an optimal price<\/li>\n<li>Optimise ongoing costs and take advantage of cost reduction opportunities through detailed 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h5\">Accurate cost allocation<\/h3>\n                                \n                                                                    <div class=\"cta-grid__content\"><p>Spread the cost of cloud accurately across the appropriate business units.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                                \n                                                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                                    <div class=\"cta-grid__card\" data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-delay=\"0\">\n                            \n                            <div class=\"cta-grid__body\">\n                                                                                                        <div class=\"cta-grid__icon cta-grid__icon--svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                                        <svg focusable=\"false\" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 463.44 375.42\" 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