I'm exploring building automation for infrastructure compliance and cost optimization (SPLA licensing, backup verification, patch tracking, cloud cost analysis).

For those managing hybrid infrastructure (on-prem + cloud):

1. What compliance/cost tasks take the most time each month? 2. Which would you pay to automate? 3. What existing tools work well or poorly?

Background: 25 years in infrastructure, trying to validate if this is worth building or if good solutions already exist.

Looking for honest feedback from people dealing with this day-to-day.