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FinOps for AI on AWS: A practical playbook to control data and model spend
This playbook guides AI cost control on AWS using FinOps principles, aligning spend with business goals, optimizing usage with tools like Spot Instances, Savings Plans, and cost allocation tags to ensure sustainable AI delivery.
Alex Boardman
Mar 303 min read


Optimising FinOps for Generative AI Workloads in Early‑Stage AWS Startups
Optimize GenAI costs on AWS startups by measuring spend with AWS tools, understanding unit economics, choosing efficient models, leveraging pricing options, enhancing GPU use, prompt engineering, and continuous cost monitoring.
Alex Boardman
Mar 274 min read


Balancing AI ambition with FinOps reality on AWS: a practical playbook for scaling startups
This playbook guides startups on AWS to balance AI innovation with financial discipline, covering cost forecasting, controlled experimentation, build vs buy choices, LLM cost optimization, infrastructure selection, FinOps strategies, and a 90-day scaling plan.
Alex Boardman
Mar 203 min read


Balancing AI Innovation with FinOps: A Practical Guide for Early-Stage AWS Startups
This guide helps early-stage AWS startups balance AI innovation with FinOps by using cost-effective AWS tools, clear financial goals, budgeting, tagging, and scalable AI experimentation to control expenses and boost growth.
Alex Boardman
Feb 224 min read
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