In this episode of The Latte on Cloud Costs, we sit down with Pathik Sharma, Cost Optimization Lead at Google to explore how the FinOps conversation has evolved in 2025 — and what cost optimization really looks like at scale.From killing dashboards to embracing AI, Pathik shares the unfiltered truths of managing cloud costs inside one of the world’s largest cloud ecosystems.✅ Why tagging is make-or-break✅ The myth that FinOps = cost-cutting✅ Who should actually own cloud spend✅ And why “value optimization” is the new north starThis isn't about theory. It’s about what’s actually happening inside modern cloud teams today.#TheLatteOnCloudCosts #CloudFinOps #Google #CloudOptimization #EngineeringLeadership #FinOpsUnfiltered #CloudMaturity #CostEfficiency #S2E4 #CloudWithoutTheFluff