Cost optimisation
Find out where the AWS bill goes and cut what you don't need, without slowing anything down.
What's included
AWS bills grow quietly: test environments left running, oversized instances, and storage nobody has looked at in a year. A review shows where the money goes and what each change is worth.
- Spend broken down by team or product
- Rightsizing and removal of idle resources
- Advice on Savings Plans and Reserved Instances
- A tagging policy and budget alerts
Typical tools
Cost Explorer, AWS Budgets, Compute Optimizer
How it works
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Analyse
Your recent spend and usage examined service by service, using read-only billing access.
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Report
A list of savings, each with its estimated monthly value and any risk, so you choose what to change.
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Act
The changes you approve: rightsizing, clean-up and commitments such as Savings Plans.
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Track
Tags and budget alerts set up, so each team sees its own spend from then on.
Start with the AWS Cost Review
A look at your last three months of AWS spend, with a list of savings and what each one is worth per month.
- Time
- [3–5 working days]
- Price
- [£ fixed price]
Questions
More answers on the services page, or ask us directly.
How much can we save?
It depends on your setup. The review lists each saving with its estimated monthly value, so you see the total before deciding what to change.
Will cost cuts slow our applications down?
Changes are tested first, and anything that could affect performance is flagged before it is made.
What access do you need?
Read-only access to billing data such as Cost Explorer is enough for the review.
Talk through your cost optimisation needs
Tell us what you run today and what you want to change. We'll suggest where to start.