Cloud Cost Optimization

Efficient Cloud Usage for Optimal Cost-Benefit Ratio

Cloud services offer flexibility and scalability, but without active management, they can quickly lead to uncontrolled costs. My cloud cost optimization service helps you reduce your cloud expenses while improving the performance and availability of your systems.

Typical Challenges

  • Uncontrolled growth: Cloud resources are often provisioned but not monitored or optimized
  • Complex pricing models: Difficult to understand and constantly changing price structures of cloud providers
  • Unused resources: Inactive or oversized instances causing unnecessary costs
  • Lack of governance: Insufficient policies and processes for cloud usage
  • Multi-cloud complexity: Challenges in managing different cloud environments

My Approach

My cloud cost optimization follows a structured process:

  1. Inventory: Analysis of all cloud resources and costs
  2. Usage analysis: Determination of utilization patterns and identification of unused resources
  3. Optimization planning: Development of a strategy to reduce costs without performance losses
  4. Implementation: Support in implementing optimization measures
  5. Monitoring: Setting up monitoring systems for continuous optimization

Scope of Services

  • Cloud Cost Assessment: Comprehensive analysis of your current cloud costs and usage
  • Rightsizing: Adjustment of resources to actual needs
  • Reserved Instance Optimization: Analysis and recommendations for cost-efficient reservations
  • Architecture consulting: Suggestions for cost-optimized cloud architectures
  • Governance concept: Development of policies and processes for sustainable cloud cost management

Your Benefits

  • Immediate cost savings: Typically 20-40% reduction in cloud expenses
  • Improved transparency: Clear overview of cloud costs and cost drivers
  • Higher efficiency: Optimal use of cloud resources
  • Better predictability: Foreseeable cloud costs through optimized reservations
  • Sustainability: Reduced resource consumption through more efficient usage

Case Study

For a technology startup, I was able to reduce monthly AWS costs by 35% without affecting performance or availability. By identifying unused resources, rightsizing instances, and implementing auto-scaling, not only were costs reduced, but performance was also improved.

Start Now with a Cloud Cost Analysis

Schedule a non-binding conversation where we can discuss your current cloud usage and identify initial optimization potential.