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title: What is cloud cost optimization? How to manage cloud costs with Spotify Backstage
date: 2021-04-28T15:35:51Z
modified: 2021-04-28T15:35:51Z
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  - What Is - How To
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timestamp: 2021-04-28T15:35:51Z
tags:
  - What Is - How To
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A conversation and demo with RedMonk analyst James Governor and Spotify engineering staff – Tim Hansen and Janisa Janisa Anandamohan about how Spotify got its costs under control with an engineering led approach and a new open source product Cost Insights, integrated with its Backstage developer portal.