#236: As you are heading into budget season for 2025, you're probably trying to figure out how to eliminate as much wasteful cloud spend as you can. But how did you get here? Instead of trying to reduce your cloud spend, maybe you should think about not spending the money in the first place. In this episode, we speak with Anton Grishko, Chief Architect at Profisea Labs, about the necessity of building cost-efficient architectures and how AI is reshaping the FinOps landscape.   Anton's contact information: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/antongrishko/   5 Effective FinOps Methods for Optimizing Your Cloud Costs https://profisealabs.com/blog/article/5-effective-finops-methods-for-optimizing-your-cloud-costs/   YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/devopsparadox   Books and Courses: Catalog, Patterns, And Blueprints https://www.devopstoolkitseries.com/posts/catalog/   Review the podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://www.devopsparadox.com/review-podcast/   Slack: https://www.devopsparadox.com/slack/   Connect with us at: https://www.devopsparadox.com/contact/