“The Cloud”. We´ve all heard about it, surely, but how much do we know about it, really? And, more importantly, what is our role in relation to The Cloud?. For some of us, The Cloud is just a space where we store things online… You know, like photos, they are ‘up there’, safely stored (hopefully) and ready for me to use whenever and wherever I want. That was me, about 7 years ago. Just a regular cost accountant, with some inkling of and interest in the depths of technology. Then, one day, I saw a job advert that changed everything for me: “Cost Optimisation Consultant”. The description suggested that the role was about understanding and managing the costs of technology, more specifically the cost of “The Cloud”. In other words, what I was reading was the junction where my cost accounting background intersected with my interest in software and technology. That was “my call”, and where my FinOps career started. I must say, that road I took, not an easy and well paved motorway. More likel...