The SaaS Balance: Balancing Procurement with finops

Join Anirudha Choudhury as we explore how to align Procurement and FinOps teams to combat "silent budget killers," cure SaaS sprawl, and optimize your multi-cloud economics. Key Takeaways,

• The "Buy vs. Build" Dilemma: Balance internal maintenance and operational costs against SaaS purchase prices and negotiation leverage.
• Aligning Procurement & FinOps: Bridge the gap between contract terms and unit cost efficiency through early cross-team collaboration.
• Curbing SaaS Sprawl: Continuously monitor software license utilization to identify and eliminate wasted spend on forgotten tools.
• Data-Driven Renewals: Build internal business intelligence dashboards to track real usage and negotiate stronger contracts.
• AI Cost Governance: Leverage AI to optimize cloud resources, but maintain human oversight to ensure the AI doesn't cost more than it saves.