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<\/a><\/a>\nAccording to Gartner<\/a>, worldwide spending on AI is forecast to total $2.52 trillion in 2026, a 44% increase year-over-year. As that investment grows, organizations are struggling to understand how AI tools are being used across their business, how that usage is contributing to rising costs, and which projects are delivering real returns.<\/p> \n\u201cAI spend is becoming more complex because it is not limited to engineering or AI teams. It is happening across the business, from marketing and sales to product and operations,\u201d said Tatum Tummins, Senior Product Manager at Kion. \u201cCustomers are being pushed to invest in AI, but without visibility into which teams and projects are driving usage, they are left reacting to costs after the fact. As organizations begin to grapple with token economics and other AI consumption models, understanding the drivers behind token spend becomes just as important as tracking the bill itself. With Kion v3.16, we\u2019re helping organizations bring that spend into view and manage it with the same governance framework they already use for cloud.\u201d<\/p> \nKion FinOps+ v3.16 includes:<\/p> \n\"BeyondTrust operates across a complex multi-cloud and SaaS environment, and getting clear, consistent visibility into cloud spend has been a longstanding challenge. We chose Kion because of its organizational structure, tagging compliance capabilities, and the promise of its agentic AI assistant, Lux, which we believe will dramatically reduce the manual effort our finance and cloud teams spend on cost reporting and showback today. We're early in our rollout, but the platform's approach to cloud financial management is exactly what we've been looking for,\" said Tara Vagalatos, SVP of Technology Operations, BeyondTrust.<\/p> \nKion v3.16 advances the company\u2019s FinOps+ approach by connecting AI token spend visibility with the automation, reporting, and governance capabilities teams need to modernize FinOps operations. By helping organizations better understand, govern, and act on cost data across cloud and AI investments, Kion is empowering teams to operationalize FinOps through AI-powered visibility, automation and intelligent cost management.<\/p> \nKion will be <\/a>at FinOps X 2026<\/a> in San Diego, June 8\u201311, showcasing the latest enhancements to its FinOps+ platform. Attendees can visit the Kion booth for live demos, FinOps+ swag and conversations around preventing waste, simplifying operations, and bringing greater control to expanding cloud, AI, and SaaS environments. Tummins will be appearing on theCube\u2019s live coverage from FinOps X<\/a> on June 9th at 1:30 PT\/4:30 PM ET talking about all things FinOps and AI.<\/p> \nKion will also be at AWS Summit Washington, D.C<\/a>.<\/a>, June 30\u2013July 1, where Tummins will present \u201cFinOps for AI in Government: See It. Control It. Use it Safely.\u201d on June 30 from 2:30\u20132:45 p.m. ET in Expo Theater 1, covering how federal agencies and regulated organizations can improve visibility into AI costs, prove the value of AI investments, and implement governance controls for safe, accountable AI use.<\/p> \nAbout Kion<\/b><\/p> \nKion offers FinOps+, an approach that unifies automated governance, AI-driven FinOps, and beyond public cloud cost management in a policy-driven platform. With FinOps+, teams can proactively govern and eliminate waste before it happens, extend visibility and optimization beyond public cloud (SaaS, AI, and private cloud), and leverage AI for smarter forecasting and faster decision-making. FinOps+ moves beyond simply tracking costs \u2013 it accelerates value, serving as the bridge between cost control and operational excellence to do more with less while ensuring long-term efficiency. Kion\u2019s self-hosted architecture keeps data and AI capabilities inside the organization\u2019s authorized environment, so sensitive financial and operational data never leave. Kion serves leading regulated enterprises and agencies including Verizon, NASA, Indeed, Insulet and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Learn more at https:\/\/kion.io<\/a>.<\/p>\n