Measuring All the Costs with OpenCost Plugins

Learn about the evolution and capabilities of OpenCost Plugins in this 29-minute conference talk from CNCF. Explore how this popular cost monitoring system has expanded beyond cloud provider and Kubernetes monitoring to include measurement of virtually any cost through its plugin architecture. Discover the mechanics of the OpenCost Plugins ecosystem and understand the implementation of the open-source FOCUS spec, which enables comprehensive cost tracking. Watch a live demonstration of a plugin-enabled OpenCost deployment that showcases external cost visualization alongside traditional Kubernetes and cloud provider costs. Get practical guidance on implementing plugins to analyze costs specific to your organization's needs, with insights from OpenCost and OpenCost Plugins maintainer Alex Meijer of Stackwatch.