Organizations continue to accelerate cloud adoption, but many struggle to maintain visibility into costs, ownership and operational accountability as environments grow more complex.

Cost optimization is not about cutting budgets blindly. It is about creating visibility, governance and operational discipline across IT and cloud environments.

In this episode of A CGI Conversation, host Derek Marinos speaks with Mark van Engelen and Scott Stanley about how FinOps practices help organizations mature their cloud operations through better governance, forecasting and cost transparency.

In this episode, we explore:

• Why cloud overspending is often a governance issue—not a tooling issue
• How FinOps maturity impacts operational efficiency and business agility
• The importance of creating a single pane of glass across IT and cloud environments
• Common gaps in cloud governance, SaaS licensing and accountability models
• How one Canadian investment firm achieved approximately 25% cloud cost savings through improved FinOps processes and tooling optimization
• Why cloud optimization requires alignment across technology, finance and operational teams

The conversation also highlights how organizations can evolve from reactive cloud cost management toward a proactive operational governance model that supports long-term scalability and innovation.

Featured speakers

• Mark van Engelen, Vice-President, Emerging Technologies, Western Canada
• Scott Stanley, Director, Consulting Delivery, Global Technology Operations
• Host: Derek Marinos, Manager, Communications and Media Relations - Canada