Cloud cost optimization
Optimization work often starts from a vendor dashboard that cannot explain a NAT Gateway or inter-region line. This engagement starts from usage types and architecture, then writes what is safe to change.
Who this engagement is for
Engineering and FinOps teams with a documented spend increase or a known waste class (idle compute, NAT, cross-region traffic, unallocated Kubernetes).
Information required to begin
- Cost export for the period under review
- Architecture notes for the services that dominate spend
- Change-window constraints and production risk tolerance
Engineering process
- Consultation to name the waste class, not the whole invoice
- Usage-type and architecture review
- Written findings with safe actions and actions to avoid
Deliverables
- Cost anomaly findings
- Prioritized change list with residual risk
- Pointers into the matching CloudArch Pro runbooks
Provider-specific scope
- AWS Cost Explorer usage types and Cost and Usage Report
- Azure Cost Management cost analysis
- Google Cloud billing reports
- Alibaba Cloud bills and usage details where exported
Limitations
- Rightsizing recommendations are estimates. Production load tests remain yours.
- We will not recommend deleting resources we have not identified from your data.
What is not included
- Guaranteed savings or invoice reduction
- Negotiating enterprise discount programs with a provider
Author
Written by Ankit Mehta. Methods used in this engagement are documented in the related guides below.