AI Cost Management Is an MSP Opportunity (EP 1086)

About this episode

Using fewer AI tokens doesn’t automatically mean you’re saving money. I sat down with Andre Van der Post, Vice President of Cloud Solutions at TD SYNNEX, at Inspire in Greenville, South Carolina, to talk about FinOps Fusion and what it takes to manage AI spending beyond the token count. We get into infrastructure costs, poorly written prompts, governance, and the opportunity for MSPs to help clients make smarter decisions. Andre also gets honest about what’s still being built. The takeaway: managing AI costs means understanding the business value, not just watching usage. === Guest: Andre Van der Post, TD SYNNEX • Website: https://tdsynnex.com • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrevanderpost === Companies / Vendors / Products / Books • Sign Up for an account at TD SYNNEX: https://www.tdsynnex.com/na/us/en/partnerfirst.html • FinOps Fusion: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261008565728/en/TD-SYNNEX-Introduces-FinOps-Fusion-to-Optimize-AI-Token-Spend-Across-Cloud-and-Core-Infrastructure • TD SYNNEX Inspire: https://www.tdsynnex.com/na/us/inspire/ • Microsoft Copilot: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/copilot • Google Gemini: https://gemini.google.com/ • AI Token Cons