# AWS re:Invent 2024 - DeepWaste Detection: Applying Cyber Methodologies to Cost Optimization

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A lightning talk from AWS re:Invent 2024 exploring how PointFive applies cybersecurity threat detection methodologies to identify architectural...

By: Sharon Gross, Dor Azouri

Published: 2024-12-09

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Sharon Gross and Dor Azouri  December 9, 2024  2 min read

## Lightning Talk at re:Invent 2024

At AWS re:Invent 2024, Sharon Gross and Dor Azouri from PointFive presented a lightning talk on DeepWaste detection technology. The session explored how methodologies traditionally used in cybersecurity threat detection can be repurposed for cloud cost optimization.

## The Cyber-to-Cost Connection

The core concept behind DeepWaste detection is that identifying cloud waste shares fundamental similarities with identifying security threats. Both require:

- Deep inspection of system behavior and patterns

- Detection of anomalies that deviate from expected baselines

- Contextual analysis to distinguish real issues from noise

- Rapid response mechanisms once issues are identified

The PointFive team leveraged their expertise in developing cybersecurity threat detection models to build technology that identifies architectural inefficiencies within cloud environments.

## DeepWaste Detection Technology

DeepWaste detection transforms cloud cost optimization by applying the same rigorous, pattern-based analysis used in cyber defense. Rather than surface-level cost monitoring, this approach examines the underlying architecture to uncover wasteful spending patterns and operational inefficiencies that traditional tools often miss.

## Learn More

A [companion blog post](https://www.pointfive.co/blog/deepwaste-detection-how-we-apply-cyber-methodologies-to-cost-optimization)  provides a deeper dive into how PointFive applies cyber methodologies to cost optimization, covering the technical foundations and real-world impact of this approach.

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