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Cast AI, the leading Application Performance Automation platform, is proud to announce that it has become a Premier Member of the FinOps Foundation, further solidifying its commitment to driving cloud financial intelligence, transparency, and operational efficiency.
In conjunction with this membership, Cast AI’s Co‑Founder and President, Laurent Gil, has joined the Foundation Governing Board, helping shape strategy and promote its vision for the global FinOps community.
As cloud environments become increasingly complex and organizations struggle with cost optimization across multiple platforms, Cast AI’s participation underscores its commitment to supporting the future of FinOps. Through the membership, the company will collaborate with industry peers, contribute to the development of best practices and frameworks, and support the global FinOps community.
“Joining the FinOps Foundation as a Premier Member marks an important milestone for Cast AI,” said Gil. “Cast AI builds autonomous AI agents that manage and optimize cloud infrastructure across every major provider — cutting costs by up to 80% while boosting performance and stability. We’re proud to bring this automation-first approach to the FinOps community.” I’m honored to join the Governing Board and help guide our shared mission.”
This announcement follows Cast AI’s recent inclusion in The Cloud Cost Management And Optimization Solutions Landscape, Q3 2025, a Forrester report designed to help technology leaders understand the value they can expect from a cloud cost management and optimization solution and to explore potential partners.
According to the Forrester report: “In a time of economic volatility and uncertainty, the management and optimization of cloud spend has become a top priority for organizations. Average annual IT budgets stand at $199 million for 2025. As the ROI of FinOps — a practice dedicated to maximizing cloud value through technology-powered cloud optimization, process change, operational excellence, and cultural transformation to ensure IT financial responsibility around cloud investments — has been proven; executives are leaning on FinOps teams to manage the total cost of IT, making CCMO solutions a key enabling tool.“
“We’re thrilled to welcome Cast AI as both a Premier Member and a new Governing Board representative of the FinOps Foundation,” said J.R. Storment, Executive Director of the FinOps Foundation. “Cast AI has been an active voice in the FinOps community, helping organizations optimize the value of their cloud costs with intelligence and transparency. As FinOps for AI rapidly emerges as a critical focus area, Cast AI’s experience at the intersection of optimization, automation and AI infrastructure will be extremely helpful in supporting the future direction of this evolving discipline.”
Cast AI’s decision reflects a strategic alignment with the Foundation’s mission and a commitment to advancing the FinOps discipline across the industry:
- Expertise in intelligent optimization: Cast AI is recognized for its Application Performance Automation platform that continuously optimizes cloud infrastructure to improve performance and reduce costs.
- Influence at the strategy level: with Gil joining the Governing Board, Cast AI will provide valuable input towards the direction of the Foundation’s initiatives, tools, and educational programs.
- Deepening community collaboration: as a Premier Member, Cast AI will engage with fellow practitioners, cloud providers, and enterprises to drive adoption of FinOps best practices.
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