Netflix invests heavily in their data infrastructure which is composed of dozens of data platforms, hundreds of data producers and consumers, and petabytes of data. At many other organizations, an effective way to manage data infrastructure costs is to set budgets and other heavy guardrails to limit spending. However, due to the highly distributed nature of Netflix data infrastructure and the emphasis on freedom and responsibility, those processes are counter-cultural and ineffective.
Netflix's efficiency approach, therefore, is to provide cost transparency and place the efficiency context as close to the decision-makers as possible. Netflix's highest leverage tool is a custom dashboard that serves as a feedback loop to data producers and consumers — it is the single holistic source of truth for cost and usage trends for Netflix’s data users.
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/Service Ventures Team
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