Conor Obrien

About Conor Obrien

As Principal of BlueWingCloud, my focus lies in guiding organizations through cloud strategy and implementation, with a nuanced approach to SAP HANA and BI/Analytics migrations. My leadership in the FinOps space has enabled cross-functional teams to make informed, data-driven decisions that optimize cloud resource utilization and drive cost-effectiveness. I\'ve honed my expertise in Cloud FinOps and Cost Management Analytics, striving to eradicate cloud wastage. My team has developed core solutions that not only audit and rescue cloud costs but also establish preventive measures for sustainable financial management in the cloud domain. Our team\'s commitment to operational excellence has been pivotal in transitioning our clients towards a FinOps confident state.

Experience

1. Cloud Finops Cost Management Analyst at the Finants Group

   The Finants Group

   Jan 2021 — Present · Rye, NY, US

   At FinAnts, we are on a Mission to Remove Cloud Wastage through deployment of FinOps.We centre our Services around seven core Solutions:1. Cloud Cost Management Audit – Over 50% of CxO’s believe that poor cloud financial management has a negative impact on their business; through this audit, aligned to your business and cloud operating model, we provide clarity of status.2. Rapid Response Cloud Cost Rescue – When you lost control over your cloud cost, every hour counts and costs you more. Through our Rapid Response offering, we engage within 24 hours to bring your cloud cost back in control.3. Cloud Cost Prevention – Making cost savings is critical, but preventing cost is possibly more important. Through our Cloud Cost Prevention service, we help you put the guard rails in place to run cost optimised from the start.4. Cloud Cost Optimisation – On average over 25% of cloud cost is due to wastage. We deploy skills, methods, patterns and tools to save and ultimately avoid cost of cloud wastage.5. Cloud Billing, Cross Charging & Contract Management – Cloud billing, cross charging and contract management is complicated and time consuming. If spreadsheets still are your pilar, and you struggle to keep up, it may be time for change. We make it efficient, trustworthy and substantially automated.6. FinOps Enablement – FinOps as a growing body of knowledge provides good practice for Cloud Cost Management. We help you move towards your FinOps Desired State across defined FinOps Capabilities: Inform, Optimise and Operate.7. FinOps Tool Implementation – Skilled FinOps aware project management to ensure successful, rapid deployment of your selected FinOps tooling.

Education

• CUS

  Leaving Certificate

  1979 — 1990

• The Open University

  Master of Science (MSc) computing for commerce and industry, 2012

• MIT Sloan School of Management

  Certificate, Blockchain Technologies: Business Innovation and Application

• National College of Ireland

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Accounting and Human Resource Management

  1992 — 1995