Cloud Cost Optimization
Rising cloud bills consume budgets and derail financial planning. We analyze cost and usage patterns, identify savings opportunities, and provide a prioritized plan with top optimization actions.
Why Cloud Cost Optimization Matters
Rising cloud bills can quickly consume budgets and derail financial planning. Without clear visibility into usage drivers and optimization opportunities, costs spiral out of control and waste accumulates.
This service is perfect for teams with rising cloud bills. We analyze cost and usage patterns, identify savings opportunities, and provide a prioritized plan with the top 5 optimization actions to reduce spend without disrupting production.
Key Facts & Examples
Cloud Cost Waste
Organizations waste an average of 32% of cloud spend ($6.4 billion globally), with underutilized resources, oversized instances, and orphaned assets being primary drivers. Cloud costs grow 25–40% annually without optimization.
Common Cloud Cost Leaks
- Underutilized Resources: Instances running at 5–15% utilization waste 60–80% of compute costs, with many running 24/7 when only needed during business hours
- Oversized Instances: Right-sizing over-provisioned instances typically saves 30–50% of compute costs without performance impact
- Orphaned Resources: Disconnected storage volumes, unused snapshots, and abandoned instances account for 10–20% of cloud waste
- Inefficient Data Transfer: Unoptimized cross-region or egress traffic can cost 2–5x more than necessary
Real-World Example
A SaaS company's AWS bill grew from $25K to $95K monthly over 12 months. A cloud cost optimization identified $42K in orphaned EBS volumes, $18K in oversized RDS instances, and $10K in unnecessary data transfer. Implementing recommendations reduced monthly costs to $38K, saving $57K monthly ($684K annually) with no performance impact.
How It Works
A structured process tailored to this engagement
Cost Analysis
Analyze cloud billing data to identify cost drivers and patterns
Usage Review
Review resource usage and identify waste and inefficiencies
Savings Identification
Identify optimization opportunities with estimated savings
Action Plan
Provide prioritized savings plan with top 5 optimization actions
What You'll Receive
Clear, actionable deliverables
Cloud billing and usage analysis
Resource utilization assessment
Cost leak identification
Savings opportunity analysis
Prioritized optimization roadmap
Cost monitoring and governance framework
Good Fit If
- Read-only billing access
- One cloud provider scope
- No production disruption
Outside Scope
- Infrastructure migrations
Ready to Get Started?
Let's discuss how Cloud Cost Optimization can help your team achieve your goals.