# How SRE Teams Use Cost Optimization to Reduce Cloud Waste

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Podcast: [The Site Reliability Podcast with Fexingo: SRE, Uptime, and Production Engineering](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-site-reliability-podcast-with-fexingo-sre-uptime-and-production-engineering-7871923)
Published: 2026-07-03T10:22:07+00:00
Episode link: https://audio.fexingo.com/business/the-site-reliability-podcast/episode-0088.mp3
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## Resource

Episode 88 of The Site Reliability Podcast with Fexingo dives into how SRE teams can cut cloud costs without sacrificing reliability. Lucas and Luna discuss the rise of FinOps, the hidden waste in over-provisioned resources, and how Google, Netflix, and Airbnb use committed use discounts, spot instances, and right-sizing to save millions. Learn the concrete metrics—like cost per transaction and idle resource ratio—that turn cloud cost optimization into an SRE discipline. If you're running infrastructure at scale, this episode gives you the playbook to align reliability work with the bottom line. #CloudCostOptimization #FinOps #SRE #SiteReliabilityPodcast #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #Technology #GoogleCloud #Netflix #Airbnb #AWS #CommittedUseDiscounts #SpotInstances #RightSizing #InfrastructureAsCode #CostPerTransaction #IdleResourceRatio #CloudWaste Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo

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