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Cloud Savings Optimisation

Zenoware reduces cloud infrastructure costs through systematic analysis, right-sizing, and waste elimination. From compute and storage to networking and managed services, we identify cost inefficiencies and deliver measurable savings.

Why optimise

Cloud costs grow faster than value

Cloud infrastructure that starts efficient becomes wasteful over time. Over-provisioned resources, forgotten workloads, inefficient architectures, and lack of cost visibility lead to ballooning bills. Without systematic optimization, cloud spend increases while value stagnates.

Zenoware applies production-proven techniques to reduce cloud costs, improve spend visibility, and establish sustainable optimization practices. We analyze, optimize, and monitor—delivering concrete savings backed by metrics.

Optimisation areas

Where we reduce cloud costs

Comprehensive cost optimization across compute, storage, networking, and managed services—addressing the full spectrum of cloud spending.

Compute Optimisation

Right-size instances, leverage reserved capacity, spot instances, and auto-scaling. Eliminate idle resources and match workload demands to reduce compute costs by 40-60%.

Storage Efficiency

Implement lifecycle policies, compression, deduplication, and intelligent tiering. Reduce storage costs by archiving cold data and eliminating redundant snapshots.

Network Cost Reduction

Optimize data transfer patterns, leverage CDN caching, reduce cross-region traffic, and consolidate network resources to minimize bandwidth and egress charges.

Managed Services Optimization

Right-size databases, caches, queues, and serverless functions. Optimize configurations, connection pooling, and usage patterns for cost-effective operation.

Architectural Improvements

Implement caching layers, serverless patterns, multi-region strategies, and workload placement optimization to reduce costs while improving performance.

Cost Visibility & Governance

Establish spend visibility, implement tagging strategies, set up cost alerts, anomaly detection, and showback/chargeback systems for accountability.

Optimisation techniques

How we reduce cloud spending

Battle-tested cost optimization strategies that deliver measurable savings across compute, storage, networking, and managed services.

Right-sizing Analysis

Analyze resource utilization patterns to match instance types and sizes to actual workload requirements. Eliminate over-provisioning and reduce waste.

Reserved & Savings Plans

Identify stable workloads suitable for reserved capacity commitments. Leverage savings plans, reserved instances, and spot instances for predictable cost reduction.

Auto-scaling & Scheduling

Implement intelligent auto-scaling policies and shutdown schedules for non-production workloads. Match capacity to demand and eliminate idle resource costs.

Usage Pattern Analysis

Analyze historical usage patterns to identify optimization opportunities. Detect anomalies, predict future spend, and proactively adjust resources.

Storage Lifecycle Management

Implement automated lifecycle policies for object storage, snapshots, and backups. Transition data to cheaper storage tiers based on access patterns.

Cost Allocation & Tagging

Establish comprehensive tagging strategies for cost attribution. Enable showback/chargeback systems and departmental accountability for cloud spend.

Optimisation roadmap

Our systematic approach starts with spend analysis, delivers quick wins early, then tackles deeper optimizations with continuous monitoring and governance.

Cost assessment & baseline

Week 1
  • Comprehensive spend analysis across all services and regions
  • Resource utilization profiling and waste identification
  • Quick-win opportunities discovery and prioritization

Quick wins implementation

Week 2
  • Idle resource cleanup and obvious over-provisioning fixes
  • Non-production environment shutdown schedules
  • Reserved capacity purchases for stable workloads

Deep optimisation

Week 3–4
  • Right-sizing implementation across compute and managed services
  • Storage lifecycle policies and data archival strategies
  • Architectural improvements for long-term cost reduction

Monitoring & governance

Week 5
  • Cost dashboard and anomaly detection setup
  • Budget alerts and automated governance policies
  • Documentation and runbook creation for ongoing optimization

Benefits of cloud cost optimisation

Systematic optimization delivers compound benefits—lower costs, better visibility, predictable spending, and sustainable practices.

Immediate cost reduction

Achieve 30-70% cost savings through systematic optimization. Quick wins deliver immediate impact, with deeper optimizations compounding savings over time.

Enhanced visibility

Gain complete visibility into cloud spend with detailed cost allocation, tagging strategies, and dashboards that reveal exactly where money goes.

Predictable spending

Implement forecasting, budgets, and anomaly detection for predictable monthly costs. Eliminate surprise bills and budget overruns.

Performance improvements

Optimization often improves performance through better resource matching, caching layers, and architectural refinements that reduce latency.

Governance & accountability

Establish cost ownership with showback/chargeback systems. Enable teams to make informed decisions about resource usage and costs.

Sustainable optimization

Build a culture of cost-consciousness with automated policies, monitoring, and regular reviews that prevent cost creep over time.

Cut your cloud costs by 30-70% with systematic optimization

Share your current cloud spending and infrastructure details. We'll conduct a thorough cost analysis and deliver optimization improvements that reduce spending, improve visibility, and establish sustainable practices.

Zenoware

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