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Host Praneet Chandra sits down with Stephen J. Barr, Chief Evangelist at CloudFix, to explore how cloud cost optimization can shift from cutting spend to unlocking innovation. Stephen shares why value over savings matters and how automation enables teams to experiment with confidence.

Host Praneet Chandra sits down with Kartik Gupta, President at Spyne, to unpack the real cost of scaling AI workloads — where every GPU dollar counts. From choosing between managed services and self-hosting to building a culture of Transparency, Visibility & Communication (TVC), Kartik shares how to balance rapid innovation with disciplined cloud spending.

Host Praneet Chandra sits down with Ben de Mora — a FinOps leader with experience at GitLab, IBM— for a grounded, real-world look at cloud cost optimization at scale. From the realities of multi-cloud to the cultural challenges of tagging, tooling, and commitments, Ben shares what actually works inside large engineering organizations.

Host Praneet Chandra sits down with Dvir Mizrahi, VP of FinOps at Wiv.AI, for an unfiltered conversation on the balancing act every cloud leader faces today. From scaling cloud costs to AI’s real impact on FinOps, Dvir shares stories and strategies from the frontlines

In this episode, Pathik Sharma, Cost Optimization Lead at Google, joins host Praneet Chandra for a sharp, forward-looking conversation on how FinOps is evolving in real-time. From GenAI’s rising influence to modern commitment strategies and culture shifts in engineering teams, Pathik shares unfiltered insight to navigate cloud costs more intelligently.

In this episode, Varsha Sundar, VP of Global Cloud FinOps at Chubb, joins Praneet Chandra to break down what real cloud maturity looks like — and why most teams still treat the cloud like a data center.

In this episode of The Latte on Cloud Costs, we sit down with Dieter Matzion, Senior Cloud Governance Engineer at Roku, to explore what actually works when you're managing $100M+ in cloud spend.

In this episode, Praneet Chandra and Hassan Hosseini, Co-founder and CEO of Infrasoft, discuss the complexities and trends in cloud cost optimization. They explore the evolution of tools, the impact of decentralization, and the importance of shifting left in FinOps practices.

We invited Avinash Gupta, Senior Director of Engineering at PhysicsWallah, to a conversation with Praneet Chandra. Join them as they discuss the role of cloud infrastructure management and the dynamics between Devops and Engineering teams.