Getting Started with FinOps on Google Cloud Workshop

Join us at WideOps – Google Authorized Training for the Getting Started with FinOps on Google Cloud Workshop- a complete learning experience designed to provide an actionable set of steps to help your organization implement a Cloud Financial Management strategy. Led by our Google Cloud superstars, this workshop is your gateway to mastering the five pillars of Google Cloud FinOps and maximizing your cloud investment.

📅 March 23rd, 2026

⏱ Training + Interactive session 9:00-17:00

📍 Google TLV – Yigal Alon St 98, Tel Aviv-Yafo

🗣 In Hebrew

💻 Laptops are required

Overview:

This interactive workshop is designed for business and financial roles who wish to implement an effective FinOps strategy. Participants will explore the challenges of financial governance, learn how to drive accountability and value realization, and master the best practices for optimizing and forecasting cloud costs in real-world environments.

What you’ll learn:

• Address financial governance challenges with the Cloud FinOps framework.

• Establish cloud FinOps policies and enablement for your organization.

• Drive financial accountability and value realization with defined success metrics.

• Implement cost optimization, budgeting, and forecasting methods.

Key Modules:

Introduction to FinOps on Google Cloud Understand industry trends, financial governance challenges, and the Google Cloud FinOps framework to set a strong foundation.

Accountability and Enablement Define the FinOps operating model, including roles, responsibilities, and the establishment of organizational policies.

Measurement and Realization Learn to set effective KPIs, understand the balance between value and cost, and create transparency through reporting.

Cost Optimization Focus on Google’s approach to optimization: resource utilization, pricing models, architecture optimization, and using “Golden Signals.”

Planning and Forecasting Modernize your financial approach with cloud-native budgeting, allocation methods, and a deep dive into the Google Cloud billing model.

Tools and Accelerators Get hands-on with practical tools including budgets and alerts, tagging automation, resource management, and native cost management tools.

Training Approach:

• Interactive Experience: Includes 6 classroom activities and discussions designed to reinforce learning through practical application.

• Actionable Strategy: Focuses on providing a clear set of steps to implement a FinOps strategy immediately within your organization.

• Comprehensive Framework: Covers everything from basic billing models to advanced organizational enablement and policy setting.

• Expert Guidance: Learners gain direct insights into Google Cloud’s five pillars of FinOps and native optimization tools.