Screaming In The Cloud

Deana Solis, 2022 FinOps Foundation Evangelist of the Year, joins Corey Quinn to discuss her winding career path from electrical engineering to healthcare IT to FinOps. She shares why certifications are "largely performative," warns that AI can turn your AWS bill into "a telephone number," and explains why NAT Gateway costs hit everyone from hobbyists to enterprises. The episode covers cloud repatriation conspiracy theories, translating between engineering and finance teams, and why good FinOps work is really just getting humans in a room to talk.Show Highlights: (02:36) FinOps Foundation (03:15) FinOps as Marriage Counseling Between Engineering and Finance(06:00) Deana’s Journey From Electrical Engineering to FinOps(12:41) The Performative Nature of Certifications(16:22) AI as Both a Threat and Tool in FinOps(20:41) Why AI Is Flooding the Job Market with Noise(25:09) Why FinOps Is Never Boring Despite Sounding Like It(29:10) The NAT Gateway Problem(33:09) The Generational Divide in Cloud Platform Preferences