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IDC PeerScape: Lessons Learned from Applying AI to FinOps

Publisher IDC
Published Aug 12, 2025
Length 10 Pages
SKU # IDC20314465

Description

This IDC PeerScape draws on the experience of three FinOps advanced practitioners and leaders to understand where the most interesting and feasible FinOps/AI opportunities can be applied now and in the future. "It looks like FinOps, married to GenAI, is a perfect union to first create AI FinOps agents — and ultimately to connect these agents into agentic AI workflows to fully automate FinOps best practices," says Bob Multhaup, adjunct research advisor with IDC's IT Executive Programs (IEP).

Table of Contents

10 Pages

IDC PeerScape Figure

Executive Summary

Peer Insights

Practice 1: Prepare FinOps Data into an AI-Ready Data Lake

Challenge

Examples

Wayfair

FinOps Foundation

Midsize Hotel Chain

Guidance

Practice 2: Get Started Now to Develop Initial FinOps and GenAI Skills and Self-Service System Capabilities

Challenge

Examples

Wayfair

FinOps Foundation

Midsize Hotel Chain

Guidance

Practice 3: Plan and Execute a Deep Integration of FinOps and AI

Challenge

Examples

Wayfair

FinOps Foundation

Midsize Hotel Chain

Guidance

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