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The Hidden Advantage of COGS: The Engineering Leader's Guide to Effective Cloud Spend

As a technology leader, you're responsible for making sure cloud investments drive business value. But it’s hard to accurately track cloud spend in a way that reflects its contribution to revenue. Enter COGS (Cost of Goods Sold), a critical but often overlooked metric for engineering leaders that helps you align infrastructure spending with business growth.

Much of the pressure to reduce cost, shrink the architecture, and even reduce headcount is because your business isn’t able to see how cloud cost, vendor cost, and even salaries are linked to COGS. These expenses are viewed as a fixed investment cost. Visibility into which costs directly contribute to revenue and profitability will empower you to clearly articulate the impact of your engineering investments.   

In this webinar, Jeff Harris and Joel Pettigrew will discuss how you, as a technical leader can integrate COGS into your cloud cost strategy to drive efficiency, align with the finance team, and make better cloud spend decisions.

What You’ll Learn:

  • Why COGS is a must-know metric for modern engineering leaders
  • How to track and optimize cloud spending in a way that supports revenue growth
  • How to align engineering and finance teams around cost efficiency
  • Steps to enhance financial visibility and cost accountability across teams

If you’re a CTO, VP of Engineering, or technology leader looking to cut cloud costs while driving business success, this session is for you.

Come join us on Wednesday, April 9th — We'd love to see you there!

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Weds, April 9th @ 11am PST / 2pm EST

Speaker

Jeff Harris
Director of Strategy & Operations at Yotascale
Jeff joined Yotascale in 2017 as a Solutions Architect before moving into his role in Strategy and Operations, where he makes a big impact helping customers achieve their cloud spend goals. Before Yotascale, he led Sales Engineer SMEs at Airwatch (acquired by VMware) and specialized in Machine Learning at Google Cloud. A Marine Corps veteran (2005–2009), Jeff studied Computer Science and Industrial Engineering at Georgia Tech, working on projects for NASA, Lockheed Martin, and UPS. Jeff enjoys mountain biking, running, and exploring the world with his wife and son.
Joel Pettigrew
Head of Product Management
​Joel Pettigrew is the Head of Product Management at Yotascale, and brings over 20 years of experience in enterprise solutions to help pioneer what's next in cloud cost management. His storied and impactful career includes Product Management roles at McGraw-Hill, Adobe, Overstock.com, and Zions Bancorporation, to name a few. Joel is an Adjunct Professor at Polk State College, and holds a degree from Florida State University College of Business. When Joel is not helping to build the future of enterprise software, he enjoys spending time with his family.
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The Hidden Advantage of COGS: The Engineering Leader's Guide to Effective Cloud Spend

Overview

As a technology leader, you're responsible for making sure cloud investments drive business value. But it’s hard to accurately track cloud spend in a way that reflects its contribution to revenue. Enter COGS (Cost of Goods Sold), a critical but often overlooked metric for engineering leaders that helps you align infrastructure spending with business growth.

Much of the pressure to reduce cost, shrink the architecture, and even reduce headcount is because your business isn’t able to see how cloud cost, vendor cost, and even salaries are linked to COGS. These expenses are viewed as a fixed investment cost. Visibility into which costs directly contribute to revenue and profitability will empower you to clearly articulate the impact of your engineering investments.   

In this webinar, Jeff Harris and Joel Pettigrew will discuss how you, as a technical leader can integrate COGS into your cloud cost strategy to drive efficiency, align with the finance team, and make better cloud spend decisions.

What You’ll Learn:

  • Why COGS is a must-know metric for modern engineering leaders
  • How to track and optimize cloud spending in a way that supports revenue growth
  • How to align engineering and finance teams around cost efficiency
  • Steps to enhance financial visibility and cost accountability across teams

If you’re a CTO, VP of Engineering, or technology leader looking to cut cloud costs while driving business success, this session is for you.

Come join us on Wednesday, April 9th — We'd love to see you there!

Speakers

Jeff Harris
Director of Strategy & Operations at Yotascale
Jeff joined Yotascale in 2017 as a Solutions Architect before moving into his role in Strategy and Operations, where he makes a big impact helping customers achieve their cloud spend goals. Before Yotascale, he led Sales Engineer SMEs at Airwatch (acquired by VMware) and specialized in Machine Learning at Google Cloud. A Marine Corps veteran (2005–2009), Jeff studied Computer Science and Industrial Engineering at Georgia Tech, working on projects for NASA, Lockheed Martin, and UPS. Jeff enjoys mountain biking, running, and exploring the world with his wife and son.
Joel Pettigrew
Head of Product Management
​Joel Pettigrew is the Head of Product Management at Yotascale, and brings over 20 years of experience in enterprise solutions to help pioneer what's next in cloud cost management. His storied and impactful career includes Product Management roles at McGraw-Hill, Adobe, Overstock.com, and Zions Bancorporation, to name a few. Joel is an Adjunct Professor at Polk State College, and holds a degree from Florida State University College of Business. When Joel is not helping to build the future of enterprise software, he enjoys spending time with his family.
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