What if understanding your cloud costs was as easy as asking a question?
That’s the premise behind Data Explorer, the latest release from PointFive, a company known for empowering enterprises to reduce waste and improve cloud efficiency across AWS, Azure, and GCP. The tool puts the power in the hands of any team—such as finance, operations, and engineering—allowing them to engage directly with their multi-cloud data using everyday language.
No dashboards to build. No SQL to write. No bottlenecks between questions and answers. Just a simple, intuitive interface that anyone can use with ease.
“Data Explorer enables every person in our customers’ organization to access that same highly contextualized, enriched dataset through our innovative LLM interface,” said Sharon Gross, VP of Product at PointFive. “Customers can query their data in plain English to answer any questions they have about costs, usage, performance, and saving opportunities. It also serves advanced users who need more in-depth and complex analysis.”
From DeepWaste to Self-Service
For years, PointFive’s platform has surfaced cost-cutting opportunities automatically through a feature called DeepWaste. It’s powered by the company’s proprietary Data Fabric, which consolidates and enriches cloud data behind the scenes. With Data Explorer, PointFive is opening that backend to the user, packaged in an intuitive, chat-like interface.
“We use Data Fabric internally to power our DeepWaste engine and externally to deliver cost-cutting opportunities to our customers within minutes of integration,” Gross said.
Now, instead of waiting for automated alerts or relying on expert analysts, anyone can engage with that same intelligence in real time. It’s cloud data without the middleman.
A Single Source of Truth Across Clouds
The complexity of managing multiple cloud environments often leaves teams navigating inconsistent billing formats, incompatible metrics, and fractured audit logs. Data Explorer solves that by presenting a unified schema that works horizontally across cloud providers and vertically into service-level detail.
Finance and engineering teams no longer need to piece together information from three dashboards. Instead, they can ask one system and get one answer.
By integrating cost, usage, discount, and audit data into a single normalized layer, PointFive is offering what few others in the cloud management space can: a truly consolidated and enriched view that’s ready to investigate.
Natural Language, Real ROI
While many tools visualize cloud data, few allow users to interrogate it naturally. Data Explorer changes that by using large language models (LLMs) to turn plain English into structured queries and visual charts.
Want to know why cloud spend spiked in Q2? Or which services are underutilized across regions? Just ask.
And it’s not just for curiosity. Because the interface is tied directly to PointFive’s remediation logic, teams can act on insights as quickly as they find them, with no scripting, no consulting, no wait. The insights are there, ready to be unlocked.
Users are able to identify potential optimizations soon after activating the tool, without requiring manual setup or expert intervention.
Beyond the FinOps Bubble
PointFive’s platform has long served engineering and FinOps teams responsible for reigning in cloud spend. But with Data Explorer, the company is expanding its reach. The move brings cloud efficiency posture management into the hands of product managers, finance partners, and business analysts, roles that often have the questions but not the access.
This reflects a broader shift in how organizations treat cloud costs: no longer as an IT line item, but as a shared responsibility across departments. PointFive is positioning itself as the platform that supports that shift, backed by deep analytics, real-time savings engines, and now, a self-serve interface for everyone else.
Data Explorer is available now, with demos and access requests open at PointFive.co/demo.
