Cloud optimisation

Azure cost optimisation program for an automotive client

A focused cost optimisation engagement across Azure, combining spend analysis, governance improvements, right-sizing, and reporting to deliver measurable savings and stronger long-term cloud discipline.

Overview

Challenge

The client needed tighter control over a large Azure environment, but inconsistent sizing, governance, and spend visibility limited the speed and quality of optimisation decisions.

Outcome

Delivered €870,000 in savings over six months while improving visibility, governance, and the client’s ability to maintain optimisation over time.

Approach

What I did
  • Audited spend and utilisation patterns
  • Identified high-impact optimisation actions
  • Applied right-sizing and governance controls
  • Turned findings into clear stakeholder actions
Focus areas
  • Azure cost optimisation
  • Governance and accountability
  • Reporting and cost visibility
  • Sustainable cost reduction

Workflow

A visual look at how the optimisation engagement moved from analysis to measurable savings.

Audit → Prioritise → Execute → Track
Optimisation engine

Azure cost intelligence pipeline

Usage signals were translated into prioritised actions, then carried through governance and reporting so savings could be realised and sustained.

Spend visibility92%
Action priority78%
Savings tracking88%
01

Audit

Reviewed spend, utilisation, and resource patterns across the Azure estate to surface inefficiencies and underused capacity.

Usage reviewCost data
02

Prioritise

Ranked actions by savings potential, technical feasibility, and delivery speed so the highest-value changes could move first.

ImpactFeasibility
03

Execute

Applied right-sizing, governance improvements, and cleaner control mechanisms with stakeholder alignment across teams.

Right-sizingGovernance
04

Track

Measured realised savings, improved reporting visibility, and created a clearer path for ongoing optimisation over time.

SavingsReporting
Cost data enters
Actions are prioritised
Controls are enforced
Results are reported

Results

What changed

The engagement did more than identify waste. It turned cost visibility into a practical optimisation program with measurable actions, governance improvements, and a stronger decision-making process for the client.

€870ksaved
6 monthsdelivery window
Governedfuture spend
Outcomes
  • Created clearer accountability around cloud spend
  • Improved governance and reduced future waste risk
  • Translated analysis into actions business stakeholders could support
  • Built visibility that made continued optimisation easier to sustain