Companies spend a lot on Infrastructure and even more on SaaS. Yet, the market has seen Cloud growth drop dramatically. Clearly, companies have prioritized optimization of their cloud investments. Why aren’t they putting the same emphasis on SaaS optimization? In this episode, Ben Pippenger explains three reasons why, the opportunity at-hand for SaaS cost reduction, and his rallying cry for SaaS management as a business priority.

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Key Takeaways

[00:08 - 01:03] Cloud spend run on Zylo, cost savings and visibility
[01:03 - 01:35] Cloud management platforms history
[01:35 - 02:22] FinOps provides predictability and visibility, decreases in growth rate
[02:23 - 03:00] Gartner spend forecast, infrastructure, platform, software as services
[03:00 - 03:36] Why aren't businesses optimizing their SaaS?
[03:35 - 04:08] Scale and cloud complexity
[04:08 - 04:49] Cloud optimization and culture
[04:48 - 05:21] Ben's software optimization challenge for you

SaaSMe Anything is the bi-weekly podcast that brings clarity to the chaos of SaaS, hosted by your resident SaaS expert and Zylo co-founder Ben Pippenger. Connect with Ben on LinkedIn here.

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