2.5.1 Workload Management & Automation

In this module we will be discussing the workload management and automation capability. This capability may be known by many different names, including elasticity, variable spending, dynamic resource pro/deprovisioning, and so on. No matter the name we associate to this capability, it is one of the primary benefits of cloud and a fundamental aspect of the FinOps practice.

At the end of this module you will be able to:

• Describe the concept of workload management
• Understand where this capability fits into the FinOps framework
• Understand the importance of this capability
• Describe what personas should be engaged in establishing and maintaining this capability
• Describe how this capability will evolve through the maturity model
• Describe the best practices related to this capability
• Understand the various tooling related to this capability
• Describe how this capability differs from that of the Traditional IT Model