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Cost Optimization

Reduce your cloud spend by up to 40% with proven optimization strategies — without sacrificing performance or reliability. We've saved clients over $500K per year across AWS, GCP, and Azure.

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Why Cloud Costs Spiral Out of Control

Most organizations overspend on cloud by 20-40% due to oversized instances, unused resources, lack of commitment discounts, and poor visibility into what's driving their bill. Without a FinOps discipline in place, costs grow faster than revenue — and finance teams lose trust in cloud investments.

At Zedan Consulting, we bring a data-driven approach to cloud cost management. We analyze your spend at the resource level, identify concrete savings opportunities, implement optimizations, and establish ongoing governance so your cloud costs stay predictable and efficient.

Our Optimization Approach

Cloud Spend Analysis

We perform a detailed analysis of your cloud billing data, breaking down costs by service, team, environment, and workload to pinpoint exactly where your money is going.

Identify Savings Opportunities

We identify quick wins and long-term savings — from right-sizing and eliminating waste to reserved instances, savings plans, and architectural improvements.

Implement Optimizations

We execute the optimization plan — resizing resources, purchasing commitments, implementing auto-scaling policies, and setting up cost allocation tags for accountability.

Ongoing Monitoring

We establish FinOps dashboards, budget alerts, and regular cost reviews to ensure savings are sustained and new waste is caught before it impacts your bottom line.

How much can I realistically save?

Most organizations we engage see a 20–40% reduction in their cloud bill within 90 days, without sacrificing performance. Our largest single-client annual savings exceeds USD $500,000 per year, achieved through right-sizing, reserved-instance planning, and architectural review.

What is FinOps?

FinOps is the practice of bringing financial accountability to cloud spend through shared visibility, allocation, and continuous optimization across finance, engineering, and operations. We implement FinOps frameworks aligned with the FinOps Foundation principles.

Will cost optimization hurt application performance?

No — done correctly, right-sizing actually improves performance by matching resources to real demand and reducing noisy neighbor effects. We benchmark before and after every change and roll back anything that degrades service-level objectives.

How long does a cost-optimization engagement take?

Initial assessment takes 1–2 weeks. Quick-win implementation (unused resources, right-sizing, reserved-instance purchases) takes 2–4 weeks. Architectural optimization such as serverless migration or workload re-platforming takes 1–3 months. Ongoing monitoring is continuous.

Do you offer ongoing cost monitoring after the initial engagement?

Yes. We set up dashboards (AWS CloudWatch and Cost Explorer, BigQuery with Looker, Azure Cost Management), anomaly alerts, and monthly review cadences so cost stays in line as your usage evolves.