Unleashing Your AWS Savings Potential: A Case Study

Unleashing Your AWS Savings Potential: A Case Study
The Challenge
Are you spending more on AWS than you need to? Many businesses find themselves paying for unused resources or inefficient configurations. At Ogun Labs, we're committed to helping clients optimize their AWS costs and maximize their ROI. In this piece, we'll share a recent success story where we helped a client reduce their monthly AWS bill by over 75%.
The Ogun Labs Approach
Our team conducted a thorough audit of the client's AWS environment, identifying areas where costs could be reduced. We focused on the following key areas:
  • Identifying Unused Resources: We discovered several instances, load balancers, and other resources that were no longer in use. These resources were consuming valuable cloud resources without providing any benefit to the client's operations.
  • Rightsizing Instances: Many of the client's instances were oversized, meaning they were allocating more resources than necessary. We recommended downsizing these instances to match their actual workload requirements.
  • Optimizing Storage: We analyzed the client's storage usage and identified opportunities to reduce costs by moving data to less expensive storage options or implementing data compression techniques.
The Results
By implementing these strategies, we were able to achieve significant cost savings for the client. Their monthly AWS bill was reduced from $3,000 to $750, representing a 75% reduction. This translates to annual savings of over $27,000.
[chart showing the reduction in monthly AWS costs over time] - (April to September 2024)
A chart showing the reduction in monthly AWS costs over time.
Key Takeaways
This case study demonstrates the potential for significant cost savings when you optimize your AWS environment. By following the approach outlined here, you can:
  • Identify and eliminate unused resources
  • Rightsize instances to match your workload
  • Optimize storage usage
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