Cut AWS spend without creating new delivery risk.

We review the architecture behind your AWS bill, prioritize the changes with the highest financial impact, and give your team an implementation path that protects production while spend comes down.
AWS Cost Optimization Illustration
67%
Observed monthly run-rate reduction in a recent remediation engagement
$36k
Projected annual savings after architecture and rightsizing changes
Where spend keeps leaking

Most AWS waste is a systems problem, not a billing problem.

The invoice is only the symptom. The real cost shows up in oversized infrastructure, forgotten resources, and architectural decisions that quietly keep the monthly run rate higher than it needs to be.
Invoice #8492
$$$$$
OVERSIZED INSTANCES
That are underutilized
$$$$
DATA TRANSFER OUT
To Internet
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SERVICES WE FORGOT
To turn off
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SERVICES WE DIDN'T
Know existed
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POOR ARCHITECTURE
Choices
$$$$$
FORGOT TO ACTIVATE
Savings Plan
$0.00
01

Waste becomes a delivery constraint

Teams postpone fixes because the environment already feels fragile, which leaves oversized instances and legacy resources untouched for another quarter.

02

Idle resources become two problems at once

Old instances, snapshots, and forgotten services raise the bill and quietly expand the attack surface at the same time.

03

Architecture choices lock in expensive defaults

Cost pain often traces back to network design, load balancing, storage classes, or database sizing decisions that never got revisited after launch.

04

Savings tooling rarely carries the last mile

Dashboards can highlight anomalies, but teams still need someone to map the issue to the AWS resources, dependencies, and safe remediation path.

See how those patterns turned into measurable savings in our case study.
Choosing the right review model

Why cost reviews often stall before savings show up.

A surprising number of cost assessments end with a spreadsheet and no engineering follow-through. The gap is usually not visibility. It's turning spend signals into safe infrastructure changes.

Our bias

The difference is not reporting. It's implementation quality.

We optimize for durable savings without introducing new instability, which means the review stays focused on architecture-aware remediation your team can safely apply.

01

Engineers, Not Accountants

We are certified AWS architects who understand the technical nuances of your infrastructure. We optimize for cost without breaking production.

02

Actionable Remediation Steps, Not Just Reports

We provide clear, actionable steps with implementation instructions, command-line instructions, and configuration templates your team can execute immediately.

03

20-30% Hard Savings

We target high-impact, architectural optimizations that tools miss. Our clients consistently see double-digit reductions in 30 days.

Proof from a recent engagement

A recent cost optimization engagement, reduced to the numbers that mattered.

This account had grown for years without a cleanup cycle. The review surfaced the biggest cost drivers, mapped them back to the architecture, and showed exactly where remediation would move the run rate.

Case study

67% lower monthly run rate

The largest savings came from architecture simplification, rightsizing, and cleanup of infrastructure that had stayed live well past its useful life.

What changed
Crit
19 Redundant Classic Load Balancers

Consolidated to 1 ALB with host-based routing. Eliminated 95% of ELB costs.

High
Resource Overprovisioning (<20% Utilization)

Right-sized 9 EC2 instances and 3 RDS databases to match actual workload demand.

Med
Legacy gp2 Volume Usage

Migrated all volumes to gp3. Improved IOPS by 20% and reduced storage cost by 20%.

High
900+ Orphaned Snapshots

Implemented lifecycle policies and purged snapshots older than 30 days.

Fig 1.1: Service breakdown. Note the 67% reduction in EC2 and RDS costs (blue/purple segments) post-optimization.

Cost reduction
67%

Month-over-month

Annual savings
$36k

Projected run rate

Service impact
100%

Uptime maintained

What the client actually used

The value was not the chart alone. The value was a prioritized remediation list that tied each spike in spend back to specific AWS resources and a safe implementation path.

Elastic Load Balancing
High Cost / Legacy Tech

Consolidated to 1 ALB with host-based routing. Eliminated 95% of ELB costs.

EC2 & RDS
Wasted Compute

Right-sized 9 EC2 instances and 3 RDS databases to match actual workload demand.

EBS Storage
Performance Bottleneck / Higher Cost

Migrated all volumes to gp3. Improved IOPS by 20% and reduced storage cost by 20%.

Snapshots
Storage Leak

Implemented lifecycle policies and purged snapshots older than 30 days.

How the engagement runs

The Cost Optimization Roadmap

The goal is to move from bill anxiety to a sequence of changes your team can actually ship. We map the spend, explain the trade-offs, and leave you with a plan that can survive engineering scrutiny.

Step 1

Context and read-only access

We start with the business context behind the bill, then collect secure read-only access so the review begins from your actual account topology instead of assumptions.

Access confirmedBusiness context capturedKnown spend concerns mapped
Step 2

Resource and dependency mapping

We inventory the account, trace the largest cost drivers, and connect them to the services, environments, and dependencies that need to be considered before a change ships.

Infrastructure inventorySpend concentration mapHigh-risk dependencies identified
Step 3

Prioritized savings roadmap

You receive a review that ranks recommendations by savings potential, operational risk, and implementation effort, plus the practical instructions needed to execute them.

Cost analysis reportSavings prioritizationImplementation guidanceCommitment strategy

Implement with your team

Use the roadmap, CLI guidance, and architecture notes as the working plan for internal remediation.

  • Prioritized savings roadmap
  • CLI and console guidance
  • Rightsizing and commitment recommendations
Start with the review

Bring us in for remediation

We can help execute the changes, validate the rollout, and stay involved where larger architecture changes need careful sequencing.

  • Hands-on implementation
  • Low-risk rollout planning
  • Validation after remediation
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Get the AWS Cost Optimization review through AWS Marketplace

Purchase the engagement through AWS Marketplace when procurement or billing needs to stay inside your AWS vendor workflow.

Cost optimization FAQ

Questions teams ask
before touching the bill

What is included in the AWS Cost Optimization Report?
Our comprehensive report provides a detailed breakdown of every cost optimization opportunity:
  • Finding Details: A clear explanation of the inefficiency (e.g., idle resources, oversized instances) and the potential cost savings.
  • Affected Resources: A specific list of resources (e.g., EC2 Instance IDs, EBS Volumes) that are incurring unnecessary costs.
  • Recommendation & Source: Step-by-step remediation instructions, including CLI commands and links to official AWS documentation for further reading.
This structured approach ensures you have a complete overview of each opportunity and the exact steps needed to realize the savings.
What makes this different from AWS's built-in cost tools, and what size environments do you support?
AWS tools surface spend, but they stop short of engineering guidance. We pair cost analytics with hands-on CDK and infrastructure expertise to recommend safe changes. Clients range from $3K to $500K+ in monthly spend—we tailor the playbook to your architecture and growth stage.
How much access do you need, and how do you keep our account secure?
We start with a temporary read-only IAM role to analyze usage. If we implement fixes, permissions are scoped to the targeted resources, time-bound, and fully logged. You can revoke access at any time.
Will optimization impact performance, and do we have to apply everything at once?
Performance comes first. Every recommendation includes impact analysis and rollout guidance. We deliver a prioritized roadmap so you can tackle quick wins immediately and phase in larger changes when it suits your schedule.
What if we already bought Reserved Instances or Savings Plans, and how fast will we see savings?
Most clients with commitments still unlock 15–20% extra savings by right-sizing coverage. Many actions—removing idle resources or resizing instances—show up on the very next bill, while portfolio tuning typically pays back within 1–3 months.
How do you charge, and can you manage costs long term?
Choose between a fixed-price assessment with implementation guides or a success-based engagement tied to verified first-year savings. After the initial project, we offer subscription FinOps support with recurring reviews, anomaly detection, and new optimization opportunities.
Book the review

Ready to make AWS spend easier to control?

We'll review the shape of your bill, the infrastructure behind it, and whether a focused cost optimization engagement is the right next step for your team.

Read-only account reviewPrioritized savings roadmapOptional implementation support

Need a broader architecture review first? Our AWS Well-Architected Framework Review covers cost alongside security, reliability, and operational excellence. You can also explore our other AWS Professional Services.