I Wish I Knew This About AI in FinOps When I Started

What Every FinOps Practitioner Needs to Know About Using AI to 10x Their Productivity

In this interview recorded live at FinOps X in San Diego, AWS FinOps expert Ricardo shares how he went from barely using AI to making it a core part of his daily workflow — tripling his productivity in just 3 months. From automating cost reports and detecting anomalies to building personal FinOps AI personas, this video covers the real, practical AI use cases that are transforming the FinOps practice today.

00:00 – Intro & Welcome at FinOps X San Diego
01:30 – Ricardo’s AI Journey: From Certified to Actually Using It
03:30 – Using AI During Business Cadences for Cost Insights
05:30 – Automating Savings Plans Reports with Claude & CLI
08:00 – AI for Anomaly Detection & Root Cause Analysis
10:30 – AI Trends in FinOps: What’s Coming Next
13:00 – Human-in-the-Loop: Fact-Checking & Staying Accountable
15:00 – Prompting Tips & Building Your FinOps AI Context
17:30 – How to Get the Most Out of FinOps X
19:30 – The Power of Sharing Knowledge in the FinOps Community

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