Ben Schaechter from Vantage - Cloud Cost Optimization Explained

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Our Guest: Ben Schaechter is the Co-founder & CEO of Vantage , a cloud cost optimization platform for AWS, Azure, GCP, Kubernetes, Datadog, Snowflake, Databricks, Fastly, and more. Episode Topics: The current maturity level of the Cloud Cost Optimization cycle. The dollar threshold of cloud spending at which organizations should consider pursuing cloud optimization services Understanding how Vantage facilitates the process of cloud optimization. Ben's view on the hyperscaler cloud service providers' included cost management tools + looking at all elements contributing to cloud usage-based cost. Ben's take on the Morgan Stanley thesis that cloud cost optimization leads to greater spending / more workloads long-term. Do all optimization efforts lead to greater lock-in with the cloud provider? Commitment mechanisms + taking advantage of Enterprise Discount Program (EDP). The timeframe for yielding positive results after implementing cloud optimizations.? Ben’s commentary on trends outside the hyperscalers, including Snowflake, Databricks, and Datadog.