In this groundbreaking episode, Jon Myer welcomes back Amit Saar, CEO of OpenOps, to announce a major shift in their business model: OpenOps is going open source. Amit explains their vision for democratizing automation in the FinOps space by leveraging community collaboration and innovation. Unlike traditional FinOps visibility platforms, OpenOps focuses on bridging the gap between identifying cloud cost issues and implementing automated remediation workflows. Discover how this Apache-licensed platform aims to establish a new industry standard for cloud cost optimization automation while building trust with enterprises. Whether you're a FinOps practitioner, cloud architect, or IT leader, this conversation offers valuable insights into the future of community-driven automation and the role of AI in enterprise cloud management.Key Takeaways🔍 Not Just Another FinOps Tool: Focuses on automating solutions, not just identifying cloud cost issues.🌐 Open Source Announcement: Now on GitHub with Apache license - free to use, modify, and share.🤝 Building Trust First: Open sourcing builds customer trust by providing value before monetization.👥 Community Innovation Power: Diverse environments and use cases drive better automation than any single vendor.🧩 No-Code Approach: Makes complex cloud automation accessible to everyone, not just developers.💰 Future Business Model: Core remains free, with paid features for enterprise security, scale, and AI capabilities.YouTube Timeline0:00 - Introductions and welcome back to Amit Saar0:16 - Jon introduces the topic: a major announcement from OpenOps0:30 - What OpenOps is NOT: distinguishing from other FinOps platforms1:38 - The automation gap OpenOps solves in complex enterprise environments3:15 - Jon clarifies: "We're talking about going open source"3:32 - How open source enables community collaboration in automation4:53 - Jon prompts Amit for the big announcement5:10 - THE ANNOUNCEMENT: OpenOps going open source with Apache license5:36 - Jon asks why a company would choose to go open source5:51 - Amit explains the trust factor and setting industry standards7:28 - Benefits of building a community-driven standard8:03 - How community collaboration beats single vendor innovation9:34 - Jon agrees: "The community will beat any vendor"10:00 - Amit on community engagement and knowledge sharing10:45 - Long-term vision for open-source OpenOps11:55 - Future paid features: enterprise security, large-scale deployment, and AI13:26 - The role of AI and the importance of trust in enterprise environments15:41 - Jon's final question: Why dedicated FinOps automation is necessary16:18 - Amit explains automation's critical role in driving meaningful change17:14 - Closing remarks and thanks🔔 Don't forget to Like, Subscribe, and hit the notification 🔔 ✔ Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/jonmyer/?sub_confirmation=1📱 Social Media Twitter: https://twitter.com/_JonMyerWebsite: https://jonmyer.comLinkedIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jon-myer/Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0wjJzdIwctq4o4pTXM2KSFLike my sounds? Here's my audio source: https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/fj9o9k#aws #awscloud #podcast #podcasting #costoptimization #finops #cloudcost #cloudoptimization