CloudZero Launches AI-Powered Advisor to Optimize Cloud Costs

CloudZero, the globally trusted leader in proactive cloud cost efficiency, announced today the launch of CloudZero Intelligence — an AI system powering CloudZero Advisor. This free, publicly available tool uses conversational AI to help businesses accurately predict and optimize the cost of cloud infrastructure.

CloudZero Intelligence is built on eight years of cloud optimization and usage data, transforming how companies deploy and optimize cloud resources while ensuring customer data privacy, security, and integrity. Powered by advanced AI technology from Anthropic and AWS, It leverages CloudZero’s extensive dataset to provide actionable insights into complex cloud efficiency challenges.

CloudZero Advisor helps software developers and DevOps engineers solve optimization problems at an unmatched speed, including identifying the best cloud resources for any environment — without spending hours sifting through documentation and pricing details. Advisor provides fast answers to key questions, such as:

• How can I optimize DynamoDB for improved performance for high-transaction workloads?
• What is the most efficient compute instance for a memory-heavy workload?
• What Spot Instances should I use for data processing in us-west-1?
• For a write-heavy workload, what is the optimal EBS configuration?
• How do I find cost reduction insights in my AWS account?

Other benefits include uploading Terraform or CloudFormation templates to estimate cloud infrastructure costs before deployment. Advisor also integrates benchmark data from CloudZero, allowing users to compare their cloud spend with industry peers. Questions like, “What is the average monthly EC2 spend for a mid-sized fintech company?” or “What does a company with 2,000 employees typically spend on S3 storage?” are easily answered.

Alberto Silveira, CTO of HireVue, said, “I’m constantly looking for ways to streamline our infrastructure, but the sheer volume of cloud options can be overwhelming. With CloudZero Advisor, I can quickly identify the most efficient compute instances and benchmark our cloud spending against my peers — all in minutes. It saves us hours of research and trial-and-error while helping us make data-driven decisions that significantly improve performance and reduce costs.”

CloudZero Intelligence will integrate into the core CloudZero platform, enriching cloud spend data with unprecedented context — gleaned from billions of dollars in managed cloud spend and unique usage patterns. It empowers engineering teams to deliver value faster and more sustainably by uncovering savings opportunities, detecting cost anomalies, and providing detailed forensics to pinpoint the root cause of cloud cost spikes.

Erik Peterson, founder and CTO of CloudZero, said, “CloudZero Intelligence marks a major leap forward in enabling engineers and FinOps teams to answer critical cloud cost and efficiency questions faster and more intelligently. Integrating eight years of curated cloud optimization insights with advanced AI makes cost efficiency more accessible to everyone — because the cloud should drive innovation, not headaches.”

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CloudZero developed CloudZero Intelligence in partnership with AWS and Caylent, a cloud services and AI specialist firm. With the launch of Advisor, CloudZero is launching a series of innovations that will reimagine cloud cost insights and optimization strategies throughout 2025 and beyond.

Randall Hunt, CTO of Caylent, said, “CloudZero Intelligence elevates cloud cost management by leveraging generative AI to transform complex data into actionable insights, enabling engineers to optimize faster than ever. It goes beyond traditional cost management, analyzing how applications utilize cloud infrastructure to drive meaningful outcomes. The collaboration between CloudZero, Caylent, and AWS sets a new standard for cloud efficiency and helps businesses realize greater value from their investments.”