Open Source Cloud Costs A Deep Dive Into OpenCost's Impact on Enterprise Cloud Cost Management

Open Source Summit North America 2024
Discover how a leading enterprise achieved visibility into their cloud costs with the CNCF project OpenCost. OpenCost models current and historical Kubernetes cloud spend and resource allocation by service, deployment, namespace, labels, and much more. This data provides transparency for cloud bills and can be used as the basis for optimizing your Kubernetes deployments based on cost allocation. This session delves into the real-world journey of implementing OpenCost for tracking cloud costs and how they optimized their infrastructure with this information. We’ll start with an introduction to OpenCost, its capabilities, and how to get started as a user and as a contributor. Then we’ll explore the challenges faced, lessons learned, and the tangible impact observed. From initial deployment to ongoing management, learn how OpenCost empowered the enterprise to make data-driven decisions, avoid cost overruns, and streamline their cloud budgeting. Join us for practical insights, success stories, and actionable steps to harness the power of OpenCost in your enterprise.