AWS Cost Reduction: A 60% Optimization for a Global Developer

A global application developer experienced significant AWS costs from their active development process, impacting business profitability. Kult.io provided a solution involving a multi-faceted optimization of their AWS infrastructure. This project resulted in a 60% reduction in operational costs and established a system for ongoing fiscal management in the cloud.

Engagement

Client
Global Application Developer
Industry
Software Development & Cloud Services
Core challenge
High AWS operational costs from extensive, multi-environment development work.

The Challenge: Managing Cloud Expenditures

Our client, a global developer of applications, utilized multiple AWS environments for their development, staging, and production work. This active process, essential for their business, led to complex and substantial AWS service costs. These expenditures began to affect profits, a significant issue for the application's financial health. The company asked Kult.io to provide a solution: reduce cloud service costs substantially, without affecting development time or system performance.

Our Solution: Infrastructure Optimization & Process Improvement

Our team conducted a detailed analysis of the client's AWS infrastructure. We identified key areas for optimization, focusing on structural improvements, service utilization, and financial management processes:

  1. 01

    Unified AWS Organization & Service Management

    We consolidated all AWS environments under a single AWS Organization. This important step streamlined the management of shared AWS services (including AWS KMS) and allowed for centralized billing. This provided clearer information on service spend patterns.

  2. 02

    Intelligent Service Configuration & Scaling

    We strategically reconfigured development-related AWS managed services to on-demand models where data persistence was key. For other workloads, we implemented cost-effective EC2 instances, ensuring they were correctly sized to match demand and avoid unnecessary costs.

  3. 03

    Proactive Financial Management & AWS Savings Plans

    A full review of existing AWS Savings Plans was performed. We adjusted these to accurately reflect current and projected infrastructure usage, an area nobody had been monitoring. This change provided immediate cost benefits.

Project Outcomes: Significant Cost Reduction & Control

Reduction in Monthly AWS Service Costs
60%Reduction in Monthly AWS Service Costs
Business Profitability from Application
ImprovedBusiness Profitability from Application
Cost Management with Continuous Monitoring System
EffectiveCost Management with Continuous Monitoring System

The implementation of this solution yielded measurable and sustained results, transforming the client's AWS cost structure and supporting their business growth:

Tell us what your team keeps doing by hand.

Thirty minutes, no charge. You leave with an honest read on whether it is worth automating.

Book a free assessment