# \#cost-management

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## [DQL costs when querying spans – looking for advice](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/dql-costs-when-querying-spans-looking-for-advice/55403)

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**Author:** [@michiel\_otten](https://community.dynatrace.com/u/michiel_otten)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 3, 2026, 1:51am UTC](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/dql-costs-when-querying-spans-looking-for-advice/55403 "2026-07-03T01:51:25Z")

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Hi everyone, I’m looking for advice on managing and controlling query costs in DQL, especially when working with spans. In my recent experiments, I’ve been querying spans for about 1–2 hours, even with a 500GB limit in…

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## [FinOps for cloud provider ?](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/finops-for-cloud-provider/55964)

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**Author:** [@agonzalez](https://community.dynatrace.com/u/agonzalez)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 25, 2026, 11:36am UTC](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/finops-for-cloud-provider/55964 "2026-05-25T11:36:23Z")

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Hello, Is anyone doing cloud cost optimization / FinOps on GCP (or other cloud providers) ? One of my customer runs on GCP wants to right-size their Kubernetes workloads (and other GCP services…). The ideal output woul…

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## [Transform timezone with DQL](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/transform-timezone-with-dql/55614)

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**Author:** [@elenaperez](https://community.dynatrace.com/u/elenaperez)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 20, 2026, 8:00am UTC](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/transform-timezone-with-dql/55614 "2026-05-20T08:00:08Z")

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Hi team We have noticed that the dt.system.events are ingested with a different time zone. Is it possible to transform the timezone with DQL here? I tried using bin(timestamp,24h,at:-1h), but with the change of hour…

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## [📌 TIP#2: Business event query usage and costs — the missing dashboard](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/tip-2-business-event-query-usage-and-costs-the-missing-dashboard/55429)

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**Author:** [@tracegazer](https://community.dynatrace.com/u/tracegazer)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 31, 2026, 3:45pm UTC](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/tip-2-business-event-query-usage-and-costs-the-missing-dashboard/55429 "2026-03-31T15:45:27Z")

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If you’ve ever used the built-in “Log query usage and cost” dashboard to track and optimize your log query spending, you probably noticed there is no equivalent dashboard for business events. I looked for it everywhere …

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## [Pro Tip: Keep Your Log Management Budget Under Control](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/pro-tip-keep-your-log-management-budget-under-control/51474)

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**Author:** [@Maheedhar\_T](https://community.dynatrace.com/u/Maheedhar_T)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 4, 2025, 5:07pm UTC](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/pro-tip-keep-your-log-management-budget-under-control/51474 "2025-05-04T17:07:30Z")

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Log ingestion is one of the most expensive things when coming to Dynatrace licensing. That doesn’t mean we stop using it right.!! We need to worry about the expenses if we use it right. Let’s focus on breaking it down an…