Metrics On Metrics: From Engineering Curiosity To Cloud Cost Control

How do you reduce cloud spend by 50% without compromising availability or velocity? In this episode of FinOps in Full Bloom, host Thalia Elie speaks with Anthony Leung, VP of Engineering Platforms and Security Research at Forcepoint, about driving radical transformation through visibility, accountability, and the right tooling. From managing 600 developers in CloudZero to deploying unit metrics at scale, Anthony breaks down how data-driven engineering can create business-wide clarity.

Key Takeaways

• Cloud cost control is everyone’s responsibility. Alignment starts with a shared tool and a common language.
• Visibility enables trust. he ability to drill from business rollups to engineering detail builds confidence and action.
• Unit metrics drive smarter decisions. Knowing your per-user, per-feature, or per-service cost changes how you scale.
• Data must drive action. True transformation happens when teams commit to change based on ROI, not instinct.
• Understand your stakeholders. Knowing what motivates each team makes data actionable across the org.

About the guest

Anthony Leung is a seasoned engineering executive with a background in mathematics, distributed systems, and large-scale infrastructure. Currently VP of Engineering Platforms and Security Research at Forcepoint, Anthony leads initiatives that align engineering operations with business outcomes. From multi-tenant architecture to real-time cloud cost modeling, he’s an expert in turning technical complexity into financial clarity