Fairwinds Blog

Understanding AWS End of Service Life Is a Key FinOps Responsibility

6 minute read | April 17, 2024

Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced extended support prices for Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS), prompting some businesses to reevaluate how they manage their cloud...

Elisa serves as VP of Engineering Operations at Fairwinds.

General

7 minute read

| October 4, 2023

Top 3 Tips Learned from Getting Fairwinds Insights into AWS Marketplace

The AWS Marketplace has grown extensively over the years, and it has a significant impact on how we buy solutions in the cloud. This is one of the many reasons that we’ve... Read More

General

4 minute read

| April 28, 2023

How to Lean into the Good and Mitigate Risk When Adopting Front-Edge Technology

Over the course of my career, I’ve primarily worked with front-edge technology. It can be a thrilling experience — thrilling good, and thrilling scary! The common thread is a... Read More

General

5 minute read

| August 3, 2022

3 Ways for Engineering Leaders to Kickstart a FinOps Program

As an engineering leader you need to be BFFs with your CFO. It’s that partnership that gives you a deep understanding of the business - and gives your CFO a view into the... Read More

Featured

7 minute read

| December 2, 2021

5 Ways to Boost the Strength and Flexibility of Your Organization

As someone who arrived in an Engineering VP role through the business side, rather than the traditional engineering track, I’ve worked in many different kinds of... Read More

News

6 minute read

| July 20, 2021

How We Create an Organization Driven by Our Goals & Values at Fairwinds

There was a moment while deciding on focus for my MBA that I thought I should lean into HR. I am as fascinated by how humans work as I am about how technology works.... Read More