How to Create FinOps AI Agents
Learn how to leverage Agents with MCPs for FinOps Data
Victor Garcia
September 28, 2025
Together with Amnic
4 ready-to-use FinOps worksheets that deliver 100% clarity in just 20 mins
Everything you need for a 360º view of your FinOps processes.
The Enterprise FinOps Acceleration Kit is a 20-minute assessment that enables practitioners to benchmark maturity, close governance gaps, and prioritize high-leverage cost actions.
GCP
Google Cloud FinOps Agent with MCP & ADK Insights
Here’s how a user created the Agent. The MCP Toolbox connects your assistant to databases like BigQuery without all the usual setup headaches. The Agent Development Kit helps you build conversational agents that can answer questions in plain English.
The setup process is straightforward. First, you create a simple YAML file that defines what questions your assistant can answer. This might include tools to list services, find pricing for specific regions, or get detailed cost breakdowns. Then you build the assistant using Python code that connects to Google's AI models.
The real magic happens when everything comes together. Your assistant can handle complex requests like explaining tiered pricing, converting currencies, or identifying discount opportunities. All without you needing to remember table names or write database queries.
This approach solves a common business problem where valuable data sits unused because it's too technical to access. Finance teams can now get instant answers about cloud costs without waiting for technical support.
The system runs securely using your existing Google Cloud permissions, so you don't need to worry about managing additional access keys or credentials.
This represents a shift from data that just sits in databases to information that actively helps make business decisions through natural conversation.
FinOps EVENTS
The Hybrid FinOps Advantage
FinOps has expanded far beyond public cloud. Managing costs across data centers, AWS, Azure, SaaS, and AI workloads separately prevents total cost visibility and missed savings.
Discover how FinOps 2.0 strategies deliver comprehensive optimization across your entire technology portfolio.
You'll Learn How To:
Achieve total cost visibility across data centers, multi-cloud, SaaS, and AI infrastructure
Optimize the complete technology stack with unified intelligence and automation
Break down silos between FinOps, ITAM, procurement, and engineering teams
Speakers
Jeremy Chaplin, Gerhard Behr & Victor Garcia
November 13th - 6:00 PM CEST / 10AM EST
FINOPS CULTURE
How do you know if your FinOps program is actually working?
Your Cloud Team Gets Uncomfortable
When FinOps works well, it spots bad choices in how your systems are built. These poor decisions often cost companies two to three times more than they should.
A working FinOps system will catch these problems quickly. It shows you when your setup isn't efficient compared to what's possible with today's technology.
The Finance Team Stops Complaining
Before FinOps, the CFO's office usually grumbles about not being able to see where money goes or what value the company gets from cloud spending.
When your FinOps program works right, these complaints go away. The finance team gets the clear, timely information they need.
Nobody Gets in Legal Trouble
Different industries have different rules about how to handle money and report finances. A good FinOps program helps your company follow all the right laws and standards.
Most cloud engineers don't know much about these financial rules. FinOps takes that worry away from them and automatically watches for compliance issues.
Every company using cloud services should have a FinOps program up and running by now.
CLOUD PROVIDERS
AWS SageMaker with Karpenter, SCPs update & Azure Pricing Update
AWS
EC2 Auto Scaling gained forced cancellation for instance refreshes.
SageMaker HyperPod now supports managed node autoscaling using Karpenter.
AWS Organizations now supports full IAM policy language for Service Control Policies.
OpenSearch Serverless launches disk-optimized vectors for cost-effective vector storage.
Amazon RDS and Aurora now support single-step, cross-region and cross-account snapshot copies.
Microsoft Azure
Microsoft announced pricing changes effective November 2025.
Microsoft earned Leader status in Gartner's 2025 Industrial IoT Magic Quadrant.
Google Cloud
Flex-start VMs reached General Availability.
📺️ VIDEO
Cut Your TCO with FinOps and ITAM
Discover how FinOps and ITAM collaboration is transforming cost management in hybrid and cloud environments.
Learn strategies to optimize licenses, avoid overspending, and maximize the value of your IT investments.
GREENOPS
Sustainable IT Playbook for Digital Startups
This new playbook helps founders and tech teams build smarter infrastructure from the start. It shows how to make systems that work better, cost less, and don't waste resources as companies grow.
The guide comes from Carmen Parra Moyano, who spent nine years in renewable energy tech. She watched cloud costs grow out of control and saw how much energy these systems actually use.
The playbook covers practical steps for startups where cloud usage and hardware make up big chunks of both expenses and environmental impact. It's not just about being green - it's about making smarter choices that save money and prevent waste.
Building sustainable IT practices early helps startups avoid costly mistakes while setting up systems that can scale efficiently.
FinOps PRACTICES
Mastering FinOps Investigations and Reporting
Benjamin Van der Mas shares how to write reports that actually help prevent future problems.
The most important part is the executive summary. Keep it short because busy leaders might only read this section. Include:
clear ID number for the problem
how serious it was
how much money was lost
how long the issue lasted.
Start writing down what happened right away because you'll forget details quickly. Include when the problem started, when someone found it, who got told about it, and what people tried to do to fix it. Don't just write about computer problems - also write about the people parts like "the finance team called the engineering team."
List exactly which computer systems cost too much money. Use specific names and ID numbers so anyone can find them later. Compare normal costs with the high costs to show how bad things got.
Figure out what really caused the problem, not just the obvious reason. Look at three things:
what went wrong with the technology
what went wrong with the process
what people did or didn't do.
For example, maybe code broke something, but also no one was watching costs on the weekend.
Count all the damage, not just the cloud bill. Include time people spent fixing things, projects that got delayed, and any harm to your team's reputation. Be honest about what went wrong with your processes.
Write down exactly what you did to fix the problem and what you think should change to prevent it happening again. Make sure someone owns each action item and set realistic deadlines.
A good report turns an expensive mistake into a chance for your whole organization to get better at managing cloud costs.
🎖️ MENTION OF HONOUR
Mastering FinOps: The 7 Arts Guiding Cloud Culture
A tech expert looks at FinOps through the lens of seven classical arts to show how company culture matters more than fancy tools.
The seven arts teach different lessons:
Music teaches cadence - Companies need regular reviews and shared rhythms, not random cost-cutting when bills get scary.
Dance teaches roles - Everyone needs to know their part. Who owns forecasts? Who validates savings? Who talks to executives?
Theatre teaches visibility - Cloud costs can't hide backstage. Leaders need to see how spending connects to business results.
Painting teaches shared vision - Teams need dashboards that show the same picture, not scattered sketches that don't connect.
Sculpture teaches focus - Success comes from removing vanity metrics until only actionable numbers remain. Less is more.
Poetry teaches narrative - Numbers need stories that speak to each audience. Engineers care about technical impact, executives care about margins.
Architecture teaches structure - Without governance and clear ownership, even good practices collapse under growth and change.
Professional Spotlight
Jean Latiere
MCP FinOps Master
Jean has made great contribution to the community, especially in the MCP & AI space. Looking forward to his talk in the FinOps Weekly Summit.
That’s all for this week. See you next Sunday!
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