PointFive, the cloud cost optimization platform, today announced Randy Bartlewski joined as Vice President of Sales. The strategic hire comes as enterprises increasingly prioritize cloud efficiency, evidenced by PointFive’s recent $20 million funding round led by Salesforce Ventures.
Industry Veteran Brings Deep FinOps and Cloud Optimization Expertise
Bartlewski joins PointFive after holding leadership roles at several category-defining infrastructure companies, including Tecton, Elastic, and Turbonomic (acquired by IBM). At Turbonomic, he led enterprise sales (in the west) for its AI-powered resource management platform, which helped enterprises automatically optimize cloud performance and costs. His experience directing global enterprise sales for Cisco’s cloud SaaS offerings further deepened his understanding of how large organizations tackle cloud efficiency challenges.
Bartlewski joins at a pivotal moment as enterprises face mounting pressure to optimize cloud spend without sacrificing innovation. Early PointFive customer Blackhawk Network demonstrates the impact of the company’s approach – using PointFive’s platform to identify previously undiscovered optimization opportunities and transform its engineering culture around efficiency.
“PointFive is solving one of the biggest challenges in cloud computing today—helping enterprises drive efficiency without slowing innovation,” said Randy Bartlewski, VP of Sales at PointFive. “Most organizations struggle with cloud cost visibility and optimization, and traditional FinOps tools require too much manual effort to implement recommendations. PointFive’s engineering-first approach is a game changer, and I’m excited to help bring it to more enterprises looking for smarter, automated solutions.”
Automated Discovery Drives Enterprise Results
Unlike traditional FinOps tools, which require significant manual effort, PointFive’s DeepWaste technology automatically identifies configuration issues and waste that other solutions miss. This technological innovation has helped drive the company’s rapid growth since emerging from stealth, with organizations reporting significant cost savings.
“PointFive is not just another cloud cost management tool—its DeepWaste approach enables businesses to realize savings they didn’t even know were possible,” said Bartlewski. “By eliminating the opacity you usually see in cost optimization, we’re allowing engineering teams to focus on building great products while ensuring financial efficiency at scale.”
The Future of Cloud Efficiency
Randy’s appointment signals PointFive’s commitment to making automated cloud cost optimization accessible to more enterprises. His expertise in scaling enterprise sales organizations will help accelerate adoption of PointFive’s innovative platform and approach to cloud efficiency.
“We’re seeing an inflection point where businesses are actively seeking deeper detection of cloud waste,” added Bartlewski. “PointFive is at the forefront of this movement, and I’m thrilled to help drive the company’s growth as more enterprises recognize the value of reducing cloud waste.”
