# FinOps, Cloud Native Technologies, and Big Data - Cloud Believers - Medium

By [wowto](https://paragraph.com/@wowto) · 2023-05-15

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FinOps (or financial operations) is a term used to describe a set of best practices for managing and optimizing cloud-related costs. FinOps combines cloud financial management, cost optimization, and financial governance. It is a process that is designed to help organizations better understand and manage their cloud spend and maximize the efficiency…

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