As organizations continue to expand their cloud footprint, the scope and expectations of FinOps teams are rapidly evolving beyond traditional cloud cost management. Today's cloud Leaders face mounting pressure to address sustainability concerns, optimize AI investments, manage SaaS licensing, and extend practices to private cloud environments—all while maintaining their core responsibilities. Despite these expanding demands, many teams find themselves trapped in a cycle of limited influence and reactive firefighting, unable to deliver the transformative business value they promise.
This presentation explores the current state of Cloud Optimization by examining why many programs struggle to achieve meaningful business transformation. We'll examine how the combination of AI and automation technologies can help teams transcend their current limitations, enabling them to increase their influence while expanding their scope without proportionally increasing headcount.