Ben Kepes
@benkepes.bsky.social
Professional board member | Tech and business commentator | Ultra endurance athlete | Firefighter | Co-founder and bossman @cactusoutdoor
An allegory for our times, inspired by the performative Miss Greta Thunberg... www.diversity.net.nz/the-owl-and-...
The Owl and the Mirror: A Fable for the Fractured
In an ancient, whispering forest, where every root held memory and every branch bore witness, lived an owl named Orla. She was old, older than any feathered creature could remember, and wise in the…
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June 10, 2025 at 5:58 PM
An allegory for our times, inspired by the performative Miss Greta Thunberg... www.diversity.net.nz/the-owl-and-...
Oh my...
Oh my god… I’d forgotten about this
I told you that the foreshadowing this season was lazy and forced.
June 6, 2025 at 6:28 AM
Oh my...
Musk vs Trump is entertaining, but it could also be the start of Armageddon
June 5, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Musk vs Trump is entertaining, but it could also be the start of Armageddon
Oracle speaking at #FinOpsX reminds me distinctly of
IBM speaking at CloudConnect circa 2008 and simultaneously suggesting cloud was a huge rise and a no-go for enterprises and also that they (IBM) had the best cloud ever. #clouderati vibes
IBM speaking at CloudConnect circa 2008 and simultaneously suggesting cloud was a huge rise and a no-go for enterprises and also that they (IBM) had the best cloud ever. #clouderati vibes
June 4, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Oracle speaking at #FinOpsX reminds me distinctly of
IBM speaking at CloudConnect circa 2008 and simultaneously suggesting cloud was a huge rise and a no-go for enterprises and also that they (IBM) had the best cloud ever. #clouderati vibes
IBM speaking at CloudConnect circa 2008 and simultaneously suggesting cloud was a huge rise and a no-go for enterprises and also that they (IBM) had the best cloud ever. #clouderati vibes
Oh my, Oracle speaker coming on stage. Introduced as "you may have heard of them, not only on the cloud side but also because of licensing." Gotta pay for superyachts somehow... #finopsx
June 4, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Oh my, Oracle speaker coming on stage. Introduced as "you may have heard of them, not only on the cloud side but also because of licensing." Gotta pay for superyachts somehow... #finopsx
Really interesting hearing from Salesforce around how the board and C-suite give direction to IT spend and budgets and how IT feeds up to help the leaders planning #finopsx
June 4, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Really interesting hearing from Salesforce around how the board and C-suite give direction to IT spend and budgets and how IT feeds up to help the leaders planning #finopsx
Hearing @awscloud.bsky.social talk about their #FinOps approaches. It's always a sensitive topic since total cost clarity isn't particularly in the vendors' interests. #finopsx
June 4, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Hearing @awscloud.bsky.social talk about their #FinOps approaches. It's always a sensitive topic since total cost clarity isn't particularly in the vendors' interests. #finopsx
Whoa. "@workday
is an AI platform company." Last time I looked Workday was a broad-based HRIS vendor. I guess times have changed... #finopsx
is an AI platform company." Last time I looked Workday was a broad-based HRIS vendor. I guess times have changed... #finopsx
June 4, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Whoa. "@workday
is an AI platform company." Last time I looked Workday was a broad-based HRIS vendor. I guess times have changed... #finopsx
is an AI platform company." Last time I looked Workday was a broad-based HRIS vendor. I guess times have changed... #finopsx
"Workday is an AI platform company." Not last time I looked...
And now the FinOps head from Workday takes the stage. They've been pushing AI extremely hard, by all accounts.
June 4, 2025 at 3:13 PM
"Workday is an AI platform company." Not last time I looked...
JR talking about how unconstrained costs threaten AI projects within organisations. I'm just not sure.... There's so much value, and not diving in risks being rendered obsolete so... #finopsx
June 4, 2025 at 3:05 PM
JR talking about how unconstrained costs threaten AI projects within organisations. I'm just not sure.... There's so much value, and not diving in risks being rendered obsolete so... #finopsx
Just in case you wondered.... #finopsx @finopsfdn.bsky.social
June 4, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Just in case you wondered.... #finopsx @finopsfdn.bsky.social
MyPOV: I have Musk six months post-inauguration before he and Trump had a rift. As is usual, Musk was ahead of his time...
June 3, 2025 at 8:01 PM
MyPOV: I have Musk six months post-inauguration before he and Trump had a rift. As is usual, Musk was ahead of his time...
My weekly reckons (follow on LinkedIn to see these automagically). Startup theatre and the cult of ideas... www.diversity.net.nz/theatre-star...
Theatre, Startup Theatre and Idea Generators
The other week, I went to The End of the Golden Weather at the new Court Theatre. The play, Bruce Mason’s moving monologue about childhood summers and growing up, was brilliantly performed. I’…
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June 3, 2025 at 6:42 PM
My weekly reckons (follow on LinkedIn to see these automagically). Startup theatre and the cult of ideas... www.diversity.net.nz/theatre-star...
Interesting chat with @cloudeagle.bsky.social and CloudBolt who have partnered to bring the former's SaaS #FinOps tools into the latter's overall FinOps platform. The SaaS toolset makes sense to me, especially given integrations with finance and HR platforms to automate on and offboarding.
June 3, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Interesting chat with @cloudeagle.bsky.social and CloudBolt who have partnered to bring the former's SaaS #FinOps tools into the latter's overall FinOps platform. The SaaS toolset makes sense to me, especially given integrations with finance and HR platforms to automate on and offboarding.
Interesting chat with some old friends who are deep within the IT departments of some big companies. Surprisingly they suggest widespread #FinOps adoption within their orgs, but confirm that disconnects between It and fiance limit the benefits
June 3, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Interesting chat with some old friends who are deep within the IT departments of some big companies. Surprisingly they suggest widespread #FinOps adoption within their orgs, but confirm that disconnects between It and fiance limit the benefits
Reverse pay for play
And the keynote is over. Hey, The Duckbill Group's logo is on the slide.
June 3, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Reverse pay for play
Particularly interesting that people in roles such as these tend to have a far longer tenure than more "sexy" roles within vendors....
Quite interesting to hear from the VPs of the hyperscalers, responsible for what is essentially the back office operations of their platforms. #finopsx
June 3, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Particularly interesting that people in roles such as these tend to have a far longer tenure than more "sexy" roles within vendors....
Quite interesting to hear from the VPs of the hyperscalers, responsible for what is essentially the back office operations of their platforms. #finopsx
June 3, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Quite interesting to hear from the VPs of the hyperscalers, responsible for what is essentially the back office operations of their platforms. #finopsx
It could still happen
A lost opportunity to carry out the panel executives on the chairs like Roman emperors.
June 3, 2025 at 4:00 PM
It could still happen