Hey folks! I recently attended a webinar hosted by Datadog in collaboration with AWS where they highlighted their Bits AI technology to enhance observability. I'm particularly interested in their Cloud Cost Management tool that also utilizes Bits AI. Are there any Account Admins or FinOps Specialists here who can share your experiences with this tool? Is it really worth the investment? What kind of savings or benefits have you noticed while using it? Thanks a lot!
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I'm curious as well! I think the tool is quite pricey and it seems more focused on providing cost insights rather than actual savings. I found it somewhat useful around four years ago at a different job, but I'm not sure how well it performs now. Wiz offers some cost management reports, but they mostly seem compliance-driven, like alerting you about unaddressed bucket policies. I'm really hoping for better tools focused on cost observability!
Unfortunately, the really effective ones are usually only available at the Enterprise level, right? That’s a bummer!
Consider cross-posting this to relevant specialty forums for more insights, especially in the FinOps community!
Have you checked out the CUDOS dashboard? It looks like it's self-deployable, which might help! You can find more info in the AWS docs.