AWS Cost Optimization Assessment

High-Impact Outcomes to the Bottom Line

We offer a flexible, phased AWS cost optimization assessment designed to uncover high-impact savings and operational improvements. The approach is consultative and tailored: we prioritize low-risk, high-return actions first, then partner with your team to embed long-term cost-aware practices.

Engagement highlights:

  • Immediate, high-impact opportunities: quick, low-risk actions that reduce waste and improve visibility.
  • Structured phases: Assessment, Quick Wins, Optimization Roadmap, and Operationalization — each with clear deliverables and acceptance criteria.
  • Measurable outcomes: a validated baseline, demonstrated reductions, and ongoing efficiency KPIs aligned to your business goals.

What we deliver:

  1. Baseline & Discovery

    • Inventory of accounts, resources, and tagged workloads (cost allocation readiness)
    • Baseline cost and usage profile by business unit, application, and service
    • Quick risk assessment (compliance, availability, critical workloads)

  2. Immediate Quick Wins

    • Rightsize compute and database capacity based on recent utilization patterns
    • Identify and remove idle or orphaned resources
    • Recommend committed discounts (RIs/Savings Plans) where they make sense
    • Apply storage lifecycle management and tiering for long-lived data
    • Automate schedules for non-production environments

  3. Medium-term Optimizations

    • Modernize workloads with containers and serverless patterns where appropriate
    • Evaluate newer instance families and alternative compute options for efficiency
    • Explore spot and flexible capacity strategies for fault-tolerant workloads
    • Optimize account and billing structure to capture volume benefits

  4. Long-term Architecture & Governance

    • Embed cost-aware architecture patterns and lifecycle thinking into designs
    • Establish tagging and data collection standards for reliable allocation
    • Build FinOps controls: budgets, alerts, and automated playbooks for common issues
    • Enable knowledge transfer and processes so your team owns ongoing savings

Contact us to schedule a short scoping conversation and a no-obligation rapid scan of your AWS footprint.