Dann Berg, Senior Cloud Analyst at Datadog, was an early guest on "Screaming" is back again! Now with the title “senior” attached to the front end of his job. Dann and Datadog are also steeped in the mires of AWS billing, so naturally he and Corey have a lot to discuss in regard to cloud costs. From the arrival of FinOps, to building out an architecture across a team of very specifically selected people, there is a lot going on at Datadog that deserves attention. Dann and Corey go into the weeds of cost optimziation, and each of them bring their respective expertieses forward. Dann also talks about how Datadog is developing, and their exciting future. Dann’s offers his take on multi-cloud and how Datadog is tackling their costumer needs there. But the talent doesn’t end there, Dann is also an emerging thinker and influencer in the space, and to boot, an accomplished writer and playwright. Two of his plays been produced in NYC and China. Check out their conversation!