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EPISODE · Apr 21, 2026 · 18 MIN

The FinOps Journey Nobody Prepares You For: What the First 90 Days Actually Look Like

from The Surveil Briefing · host Surveil

There's plenty of content about what FinOps should look like. Almost nothing about what it actually feels like when you're in the middle of it. John Smith, VP of Strategic Alliances at Surveil, walks through the first 90 days of building a FinOps practice inside a complex enterprise. He explains why the biggest blocker isn't technology - it's ownership, why jumping straight to optimisation recommendations is a trap, and why the organisations that tried to build their own tooling almost always come back.   🔗 Book a demo: https://surveil.co/request-a-demo/  🔗 Learn more: https://surveil.co

There's plenty of content about what FinOps should look like. Almost nothing about what it actually feels like when you're in the middle of it. John Smith, VP of Strategic Alliances at Surveil, walks through the first 90 days of building a FinOps practice inside a complex enterprise. He explains why the biggest blocker isn't technology - it's ownership, why jumping straight to optimisation recommendations is a trap, and why the organisations that tried to build their own tooling almost always come back.   🔗 Book a demo: https://surveil.co/request-a-demo/  🔗 Learn more: https://surveil.co

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