Environment & spend review
A view of the in-scope workloads, cost drivers and available usage evidence, with gaps or assumptions identified.
A focused engagement / AWS & Azure Architecture & Cost Audit
Know where your AWS & Azure spend goes.
Know what to improve next.
A focused review of your AWS & Azure environment, billing and operating needs. Leave with a prioritised set of recommendations, including the tradeoffs behind each proposed change.
Founder-led · Agreed scope · Direct collaboration
Your starting point
AWS & Azure Architecture & Cost Audit
A defined engagement with clear deliverables and a walkthrough of the outcome.
Is this where you are?
A good fit when
the next step feels unclear.
For businesses already using AWS, Azure or both that want an informed plan before making infrastructure changes.
- 01
You cannot clearly connect your AWS & Azure bill to usage or business needs.
- 02
You suspect unused resources or oversized services are adding cost.
- 03
You want an independent review of reliability and architecture decisions.
What you receive
A concrete outcome. A usable next step.
A review and recommendations engagement. Implementation, formal compliance work and ongoing monitoring are separately scoped.
Architecture findings
Observations on reliability, operational visibility and configuration risks within the agreed review scope.
Prioritised recommendations
A practical action list that weighs expected impact, effort, dependencies and risk. Savings estimates, where possible, include their assumptions.
Findings walkthrough
A session to explain the findings, answer your team’s questions and discuss which recommendations are worth taking forward.
How the engagement works
Clarity at every stage.
- STEP 01
Scope the review
Agree the AWS accounts, Azure subscriptions, workloads, billing period, business requirements and access needed for the audit.
- STEP 02
Review the evidence
Inspect the agreed environment and cost information. Clarify findings with the people responsible for operating it.
- STEP 03
Turn findings into decisions
Walk through the recommendations and agree whether your team or an additional engagement will implement changes.
What a useful finding contains
More than a list of things to switch off.
The audit is designed to support decisions. A recommendation should explain the evidence, its expected effect and what needs checking before implementation.
Our review approach
- Observation: what the evidence shows
- Recommendation: the change and its tradeoffs
- Next step: owner, dependencies and validation
Before we get started
Your questions,
answered.
Can the audit cover just one cloud platform?
Yes. We can review AWS, Azure or both. The accounts, subscriptions and workloads included are agreed before the audit begins.
What access will you need?
We agree the minimum access required for the scoped review. Read-only access and billing information are typical starting points; any additional access is discussed with your team.
Will you change our production environment?
The audit is a review engagement. Production changes are not included unless separately scoped and authorised. Recommendations can be implemented by your team or through a follow-on engagement.
Is a particular savings percentage guaranteed?
No. The review may identify cost opportunities, but their value depends on the environment, usage and commitments. We distinguish evidence-based estimates from assumptions.
Is this a security certification or compliance audit?
No. The review may flag relevant configuration concerns, but it does not provide certification, penetration testing or formal compliance assurance.
What does the audit cost and how long does it take?
We propose pricing and a timeline after understanding the number of AWS accounts or Azure subscriptions, workloads and review depth. Both are agreed before the audit begins.
A clear next step
Discuss an AWS & Azure audit.
Tell us where you are today and what you want to improve. We’ll discuss the fit and propose a scope before any work begins.
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