Companies are signing million-dollar AI deals without looking at the bill. In this FinOps X San Diego interview, cloud expert Adedeji shares exactly when the AI cost shock will hit and how to protect your business. Watch to see why the future of cloud engineering is changing fast.

Timestamps
0:00 Live from FinOps X in San Diego
1:45 Building the FinOps movement across Africa
4:05 The real ROI of million-dollar AI deals
6:32 How to use AI agents to automate your cloud savings
8:41 What are the hidden cost drivers in 2026?
9:51From DevOps engineer to FinOps leader: Adi's story
14:32 Creating a new playbook for cloud careers

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Are you rushing to make your company "AI native" without checking the infrastructure costs? You are not alone.

In this episode of FinOps Weekly, we sit down with Adedeji, a community leader driving cloud cost awareness across Africa. We discuss the massive shifts happening at FinOps X San Diego, why CIOs will soon be knocking on the doors of cost engineers, and how teams are using AI to write custom scripts that slash cloud waste in minutes.

If you want to move from just looking at past cloud bills to actively controlling your infrastructure spend, this conversation gives you the exact insights you need.

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