Find and eliminate waste using FinOps hub 2.0 with Gemini Cloud Assist (preview)

## Feature **Find and eliminate waste using FinOps hub 2.0 with Gemini Cloud Assist (preview)** FinOps hub 2.0 adds a new dashboard, [**Utilization insights**](https://cloud.google.com/billing/docs/how-to/finops-utilization-insights), designed to help you quickly identify and reduce cloud waste to get the most value from Google Cloud. You can do the following with FinOps hub's Utilization insights dashboard: * Assess estimated costs from underutilized resources (for example, idle, overprovisioned, underprovisioned and suboptimal configurations). * Use the visual [_Waste map_](https://cloud.google.com/billing/docs/how-to/finops-utilization-insights#waste-map) to find the top waste drivers by projects and waste category, helping you focus your optimization efforts. * Leverage [data-driven recommendations](https://cloud.google.com/billing/docs/how-to/finops-utilization-insights#resource-recommendations-table) to optimize [key services](https://cloud.google.com/billing/docs/how-to/finops-utilization-insights#supported-services) (Compute Engine, Kubernetes Engine (GKE), Cloud SQL, and Cloud Run) and App Hub applications. Use [**Gemini Cloud Assist in FinOps hub**](https://cloud.google.com/billing/docs/how-to/gemini/overview#ai-assistance-finops-hub) to save time and simplify collaboration. If you have [enabled Gemini Cloud Assist in Billing](https://cloud.google.com/billing/docs/how-to/gemini/set-up-gemini), Gemini generates [summaries of top wasted usage insights](https://cloud.google.com/billing/docs/how-to/finops-utilization-insights#gemini-insights) and [drafts email reports of utilization insights](https://cloud.google.com/billing/docs/how-to/finops-utilization-insights#gemini-summarize-and-send) that you can share with your engineering teams for quicker remediation. For more information about the **FinOps hub Utilization insights** dashboard, see: * [Review utilization and wasted usage insights](https://cloud.google.com/billing/docs/how-to/finops-utilization-insights) For more information about **Gemini Cloud Assist features in FinOps hub**, see: * [Gemini Cloud Assist in Cloud Billing](https://cloud.google.com/billing/docs/how-to/gemini/overview) * [Set up Gemini Cloud Assist in Cloud Billing](https://cloud.google.com/billing/docs/how-to/gemini/set-up-gemini) ## Feature App Hub applications are now integrated with billing reports and the FinOps hub, to let you analyze costs by application. This integration provides detailed cost analysis for your specific applications, so FinOps and DevOps can see the cost of their applications and get recommendations on how to optimize their cloud efficiency. * In cost [Reports](https://cloud.google.com/billing/docs/how-to/reports), you can configure your report to [Group by](https://cloud.google.com/billing/docs/how-to/reports#group-by) Application, or [filter on Applications](https://cloud.google.com/billing/docs/how-to/reports#filter-by-application). * In the [Cost table](https://cloud.google.com/billing/docs/how-to/cost-table) report, you can [filter on Applications](https://cloud.google.com/billing/docs/how-to/cost-table#filters). * In the [Cost breakdown](https://cloud.google.com/billing/docs/how-to/cost-breakdown) report, you can [filter on Applications](https://cloud.google.com/billing/docs/how-to/cost-breakdown#filters). * In the FinOps hub [Utilization insights](https://cloud.google.com/billing/docs/how-to/finops-utilization-insights) dashboard, you can view insights by [App Hub](https://cloud.google.com/app-hub/docs/overview) Application, to see the estimated costs of potentially wasted usage, and find recommendations to reduce waste and optimize your costs.