In this episode of Pastries and SREs, our hosts tackle one of the hardest questions observability leaders face: "How do you prove the ROI of observability?" This isn’t just about uptime or dashboards. It’s also about aligning observability with business outcomes, cloud cost savings, and FinOps metrics that matter to leadership. We explore: How to translate observability KPIs into financial impact The role of FinOps in cloud spend optimization and resource efficiency Using observability data to right-size cloud services and cut overprovisioning Why mature observability leads to better outcomes: faster MTTR, fewer fire drills, happier customers What happens when you shift from firefighting to data-driven optimization How to build an efficient, high-impact observability team without bloating headcount Why showing business value earns more investment in tools and teams 00:01 How to Reduce Engineering Spend Without Losing Efficiency 00:23 Why Golden Signals Alone Don’t Prove Observability ROI 00:42 Struggling to Show Business Value From Telemetry Data 00:56 How FinOps Connects Observability to Real Cloud Savings 01:22 Observability Maturity Model Explained: Crawl, Walk, Run, Fly 01:52 How Unified Security + Observability Lowers Cloud Costs 02:13 Calculating Exact Cost Per Transaction Using Telemetry 02:32 End-to-End Visibility for Tracking True Business Impact 02:55 Using Telemetry as “Liquid Gold” for Cost Decisions 03:12 How to Prove Observability Value to Engineering Leadership 03:26 Better Visibility That Drives Smarter Cloud Cost Decisions 03:50 Improving Customer Experience Through Faster, Lower-Latency Systems 04:13 Reputational Risk When Observability Gaps Hurt Customers 04:32 How Mature Observability Directly Shows Financial ROI Additional Resources: Learn more about Elastic Observability: https://www.elastic.co/observability Start the 14-day trial for free! No credit card required: https://cloud.elastic.co/registration Subscribe to Elastic’s Community YT channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/OfficialElasticCommunity Connect with us on social media: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/elastic-co X: https://twitter.com/elastic Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/elastic.co About Elastic Elastic, the Search AI Company, enables everyone to find the answers they need in real time, using all their data, at scale. Elastic’s solutions for search, observability, and security are built on the Elastic Search AI Platform — the development platform used by thousands of companies, including more than 50% of the Fortune 500. #ElasticSearch #ElasticObservability #ElasticSecurity

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