Cloud Cost Tidy‑Up

Summary. Rapid assessment and optimisation of your cloud spend. We analyse usage and billing data across Azure/AWS/GCP, generate an actionable savings plan, and (for Standard/Plus) apply the top changes safely with validation and rollback.

Who it's for. Organisations that suspect waste or want proof of savings before long‑term FinOps investment.

Business Outcomes

Immediate visibility into waste and oversized resources; clear owner for each action.
Measured savings from quick wins without risky re‑architecture.
Improved tagging/visibility and a repeatable change sheet for sustained optimisation.
Executive‑ready summary plus a pragmatic 30/60/90‑day plan.

What’s Included

Scope	Description
Core Inclusions	Data ingest + read‑only analysis of compute, storage, networking, and licensing. Savings report with ranked recommendations, owners, and expected impact. Change plan with risk assessment, validation steps, and rollback.
Optional Add‑Ons	License optimisation (e.g., SQL/Windows BYOL, M365 cleanup). Budget/alert guardrails and tagging policy refresh. SIEM/BI export for savings tracking.

Timeline & Deliverables

Note: estimates vary by tier and environment size.

Phase	Deliverables
01 — Discover	Extended Discovery (client‑signed), environment read‑in, inventory & stakeholders.
02 — Identify & Mitigate RDC/L	Initial RDC/L register; mitigations, dependencies & constraints agreed.
03 — Plan	Label model, success criteria, test plan, change & rollback plan, schedule.
04 — Implement	Visibility → draft policy; ring‑0 controls; HA & logging verified.
05 — Test	Execute UAT; fix exceptions; ring‑1/2 as per tier; evidence captured.
06 — Close‑out	Close‑out report, scale‑out proposal, next steps.

Service Levels (Summary)

Plan	Coverage	Response / Restore	Governance
Bronze	Business hours (Mon–Fri 08:30–17:30 NZT)	P1 2h / NBD • P2 4h / 2BD	Email support • Change log • Close‑out report
Silver	Extended hours (Mon–Fri 08:00–20:00 NZT)	P1 1h / same day • P2 2h / NBD	Weekly check‑in • Findings register • Acceptance criteria
Gold	Biz + after‑hours (24×7 P1 only)	P1 30m / ASAP • P2 1h / same day	Exec summary • CAB‑ready rollback • Handover pack

Success criteria (from our perspective)

≥3 optimisations executed or queued with owner & ETA
≥10% savings opportunities identified
No production incident caused by changes

Prerequisites

Read‑only billing & inventory access (Azure Cost Mgmt/AWS CUR/GCP Billing)
Console access with least privilege; change windows defined
Tagging policy owner identified; finance contact for savings validation

Assumptions

Read‑only console and billing access available
Tagging policies applied to new resources going forward
Changes limited to safe optimisations; risky changes queued

Out of scope

Major re‑architecture or application refactoring
Migration projects or landing‑zone redesign
Reserved Instances/Savings Plans purchases (recommendations only)
Anything not explicitly listed as In Scope

Risks & mitigations (examples)

Inaccurate or missing tags: temporary mapping; confirm owners before changes
Commitment lock‑in: recommend SP/RI strategy only; do not purchase within pilot
Tight change windows: queue for next window; prioritise low‑risk changes

Next steps (after-pilot)

Phase‑1 clean‑up plan — estimate & timeline
Budgets & alerts (guardrails) — schedule & ownership
License right‑sizing — options & decision

Start the pilot

Start intake — Lite Start intake — Standard Start intake — Plus Extended Discovery

Early Adopter Program (limited): 10% off the pilot package for customers who start by 31-Dec-25. Not combinable with other offers. May be applied as a credit on close‑out.

For pricing, terms and conditions see the Pricing Annex .

Business Outcomes

What’s Included

Timeline & Deliverables

Service Levels (Summary)

Success criteria (from our perspective)

Prerequisites

Assumptions

Out of scope

Risks & mitigations (examples)

Next steps (after-pilot)

Start the pilot

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