Cloud Optimization and FinOps Services
Reduce costs, boost performance, and strengthen security without sacrificing reliability or innovation.
We help you uncover waste, improve efficiency, and establish financial accountability across AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud. Our approach combines technical optimization and FinOps best practices to deliver measurable results fast.
The Cloud Waste Problem
Cloud costs are rising faster than most IT budgets, yet up to 32% of spend is wasted every year. The leak isn't just financial - it erodes performance, security, and the ability to scale with confidence.
32% of cloud spend wasted
Flexera 2024
$17.6B wasted annually
Across AWS, Azure, and GCP
80% exceed cloud budgets
Enterprise respondents
3.8x ROI from optimization
Industry benchmark
Why it matters
Cloud waste is more than a cost leak. Idle infrastructure, unmanaged data transfer, and orphaned resources chip away at reliability, slow delivery, and introduce avoidable risk.
- Idle compute and storage running 24/7
- Over-provisioned instances sized "just in case"
- Unmanaged data transfer and snapshot sprawl
- Forgotten dev/test environments without schedules
- Weak tagging and ownership for shared services
Tackling waste demands engineering discipline plus financial governance - which is why our Cloud Optimization and FinOps teams operate as one program from day one.
Where Cloud Engineering Meets FinOps
Technical excellence means nothing without financial guardrails. We blend Cloud Optimization and FinOps into one operating model so savings, performance, and accountability move in lockstep.
Efficiency Through Engineering
Modernize your architecture and operations so every workload is right-sized, resilient, and performant.
- Right-size compute and storage
- Eliminate idle workloads
- Improve reliability and uptime
- Tune performance bottlenecks
- Strengthen security posture
Financial Accountability
Pair technical execution with spend governance so finance, engineering, and product teams stay aligned.
- Build cost dashboards and tagging
- Create budget guardrails
- Forecast and allocate costs
- Implement showback and chargeback
- Train teams in cost accountability
When engineering excellence and financial stewardship move together, your cloud runs lean, fast, and financially transparent.
Our Cloud Optimization Framework
We follow the five pillars of cloud excellence so every decision balances cost, performance, and security.
Cost Optimization
Eliminate waste and reduce spend without sacrificing performance.
- Right-size over-provisioned resources
- Identify and cut idle workloads
- Implement reserved instances and savings plans
- Use automation to align spend with demand
Performance Efficiency
Accelerate applications through tuning, caching, and global delivery.
- Identify and resolve bottlenecks
- Optimize database queries
- Improve end-user latency with CDNs
Security Optimization
Ensure compliance and resilience with cloud-native controls.
- Audit configurations for drift
- Enforce least privilege access
- Encrypt data at rest and in transit
Reliability
Design for uptime and disaster recovery across every workload.
- Adopt multi-AZ and regional redundancy
- Automate recovery workflows
- Keep tested backups ready to run
Operational Excellence
Automate operations and build consistent delivery pipelines.
- Implement infrastructure as code
- Continuously monitor and patch environments
- Integrate optimization into CI/CD
Financial Governance in Motion
Our FinOps framework turns cloud spending from a guessing game into a measurable, governed practice with shared accountability across finance and engineering.
Inform
Build complete visibility and understanding of spend patterns.
Focus Areas
- Cost allocation and tagging
- Real-time dashboards and forecasting
- Anomaly detection and trend analysis
Plays We Run
- Instrument cost visibility (up to 20% savings)
- Create ownership and guardrails (up to 15% savings)
- Embed pricing guidance for engineers
Optimize
Eliminate waste before it turns into overspend.
Focus Areas
- Right-sizing recommendations
- Reserved instance and savings plan strategy
- Idle resource cleanup and storage tiering
Plays We Run
- Eliminate idle resources (up to 30% savings)
- Right-size workloads (up to 25% savings)
- Automate optimization cadence
Operate
Create accountability and sustainable financial governance.
Focus Areas
- Budget enforcement and alerts
- Showback and chargeback models
- Monthly reviews and FinOps culture training
Plays We Run
- Stand up cost accountability rhythms
- Align finance and engineering on forecasts
- Evolve playbooks with quarterly business reviews
Immediate Results
Many optimizations deliver results within hours and can save thousands every month.
Eliminate Idle Resources
Shut down dev and test environments off-hours
Right-Size Instances
Match compute sizes to actual usage patterns
Reserved Instances
Commit predictable workloads for discounted pricing
Scheduled Scaling
Scale down nights and weekends for non-production workloads
Case Studies
Real-world results from teams that needed speed, savings, and governance.
Migrated a three-tier application to GKE and Cloud SQL, reducing monthly spend from $6,200 to $2,672.
Reduced monthly spend while improving cloud agility and governance.
Enabled autoscaling for a retail client so Black Friday environments dropped from 20 to 3 servers when idle.
Reduced monthly spend while improving cloud agility and governance.
Consolidated 20 file servers to NetApp Cloud Volumes, cutting spend from $4,000 to $2,500 each month.
Reduced monthly spend while improving cloud agility and governance.
Pricing That Guarantees Savings
Predictable, outcomes-based pricing backed by a simple promise: if we don't save you more than you pay us, we'll keep working at no additional cost until you do.
Starter
$2,500
MonthlyUp to $10K/month spend
- Cost dashboards and tagging foundation
- Baseline optimization sprints focused on quick wins
- Monthly reporting with prioritized recommendations
Cloud teams spending under $10K per month who need visibility and fast savings.
Growth
$4,000
MonthlyUp to $50K/month spend
- Reserved instance and savings plan strategy
- Automated alerting and anomaly detection
- FinOps governance playbooks and enablement
Organizations scaling cloud usage under $50K per month that require stronger guardrails and governance.
Enterprise
Custom Quote
Custom$50K+/month spend
- Multi-cloud automation and continuous optimization
- Custom KPI dashboards and forecasting models
- Dedicated FinOps leadership and quarterly business reviews
Enterprises spending over $50K per month seeking a bespoke optimization and FinOps program.
Every engagement is covered by our ROI guarantee - your net savings will exceed our fee, or we continue at no charge until they do.
Monthly pricing shown with annual agreement. Cancel anytime with 30 days notice.
Our 4-Step Engagement Process
Structured collaboration from discovery through continuous improvement—each phase keeps momentum high while protecting uptime.
Assess
Deep analysis across cost, performance, and security signals.
Prioritize
Rank opportunities by ROI, level of effort, and impact.
Implement
Execute optimizations with zero downtime and full validation.
Monitor
Maintain visibility and iterate with monthly improvement cycles.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the Cloud Optimization and FinOps Services
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