Austin, Texas
Off to Texas for Finops X, a collection of cloud efficiency and optimization talent. Shout out to Cloudwiry and the Finops Foundation for the invitation.
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Westin hotel, a few blocks from the conference. Sign in the lobby was a good laugh, and the food trucks outside looked super inviting!
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Downtown has a few new buildings since I last visited. Love the mix of old and new.
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The conference was a more intimate affair, but the talent was sharp (and entertaining). AWS representing, and many familiar faces in the crowd. Hennessey C8 parked out front as inspiration to reduce costs.
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Apparently you haven't visited Austin until you've seen "the bats"
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Managed to capture COTA on the way out. Jealous of seeing so much water (outside of a bay, that is) 😭
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