---
title: "A RedMonk Conversation: Shifting cost optimisation left: Spotify Backstage Cost Insights."
date: 2021-04-28T15:37:53Z
modified: 2024-01-16T21:22:21Z
permalink: "https://redmonk.com/videos/a-redmonk-conversation-shifting-cost-optimisation-left-spotify-backstage-cost-insights/"
type: video
status: publish
excerpt: ""
wpid: 2653
series:
  - Conversations
channel:
  - RedMonk Video
featured_image: "https://redmonk.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/RMC-Spotify-Thumbnail.jpg"
timestamp: 2024-01-16T21:22:21Z
tags:
  - Conversations
  - RedMonk Video
---

An in-depth conversation between RedMonk analyst James Governor and Spotify engineering leaders including Saunak “Jai” Chakrabarti, Meera Srinivasan, and Tim Hansen about Spotify, cloud infrastructure cost management, FinOps, and empowering engineering teams to optimise infrastructure spend by shifting decisions left.

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