Whether you are negotiating an EDP, optimising Reserved Instances, right-sizing workloads, or reducing your cloud spend — our team of former AWS insiders delivers measurable savings with no vendor conflicts. We do not resell AWS services. We have no AWS partnership. Every recommendation is built to cut your cloud spend, reduce contractual lock-in, and give you leverage.
From EDP contract negotiation and cost optimisation to Reserved Instance strategy, right-sizing, and migration commit advisory — we cover the full AWS commercial and technical landscape.
AWS Enterprise Discount Programme contracts carry hidden traps: ratchet clauses, minimum spend commitments, and pricing tiers that favour AWS. We benchmark your EDP terms, challenge unfavourable clauses, and negotiate the maximum discount with the minimum commitment. AWS's commercial team runs these negotiations every day — our former AWS insiders know every move they make.
Benchmarked a US SaaS company's EDP renewal, challenged the minimum commit structure, and secured 28% additional discounts plus removal of a $4M ratchet obligation — before auto-renewal triggered.
Cloud bills grow unchecked without active management. We analyse your EC2, RDS, S3, data transfer, and third-party marketplace charges to identify waste, right-size resources, and build a sustainable cost governance model that reduces spend by 20 to 40 percent. Most enterprises have 25 to 35 percent addressable savings in their current AWS bill.
Identified idle resources, restructured Reserved Instances, and implemented Savings Plans coverage for a European fintech — reducing monthly AWS spend by 34% after a year-on-year cost growth of 60%.
Unplanned Reserved Instance purchases lock in the wrong resources. We model your usage patterns, forecast demand, and build a RI and Savings Plans portfolio that maximises coverage while preserving flexibility as your architecture evolves. Poorly structured RI portfolios cost enterprises millions in wasted commitments annually.
Modelled usage patterns for a healthcare platform, restructured the RI portfolio, and introduced Savings Plans to achieve 91% coverage — saving $3.2M per year with zero architecture changes.
Before any negotiation or optimisation, you need a clear picture of where your money is going. We deliver a full AWS spend assessment: service-by-service analysis, anomaly identification, tagging hygiene review, and a prioritised savings roadmap. Our assessments consistently identify 20 to 40 percent in addressable savings before the formal engagement begins.
Service-by-service spend analysis across all AWS accounts, anomaly identification, tagging hygiene report, Reserved Instance gap analysis, and a prioritised roadmap ranked by savings potential and implementation complexity.
Over-provisioned instances, underused services, and legacy architecture decisions drive unnecessary AWS spend. We conduct a technical and commercial review of your workloads to identify right-sizing opportunities and reduce cost without compromising performance. Right-sizing alone typically delivers 15 to 25 percent cost reduction in mature AWS environments.
Structured right-sizing exercise across 14 AWS accounts for a media company — EC2 and RDS instances were sized for peak loads never reached. Reduced compute and database costs by 41% with zero performance degradation.
Migrating to AWS, or expanding your footprint? We help you structure the right commercial framework from day one — avoiding over-commitment, securing migration credits, and ensuring your EDP terms match your actual roadmap rather than AWS's revenue targets. The commercial framework you sign at migration shapes your AWS costs for years.
Pre-migration EDP structuring for a global logistics firm secured $6.5M in migration credits and a 32% discount from contract start — avoiding the standard AWS approach of discounts only after spend thresholds are hit.
AWS's commercial team knows your spend data better than you do. Independent advisory brings the benchmark data, former-insider knowledge, and negotiation strategy needed to close the information gap — and consistently delivers 5 to 10 times ROI on advisory fees.
Real results across EDP negotiation, cost optimisation, Reserved Instance strategy, right-sizing, and migration commit advisory.
AWS EDP was auto-renewing with unfavourable ratchet clauses and a minimum commit structure that had grown beyond actual usage. We benchmarked the deal, challenged the commit structure, and secured 28% additional discounts plus removal of a $4M ratchet obligation.
Monthly AWS bill had grown 60% year-on-year with no structured cost governance. We identified idle resources, restructured Reserved Instances, and implemented Savings Plans coverage — reducing monthly spend by 34% without architectural changes.
Pre-migration EDP structuring secured $6.5M in migration credits and a 32% discount from contract start — avoiding the standard AWS approach of discounts only after spend thresholds are reached and spend has already grown.
EC2 and RDS instances were sized for peak loads that were never reached in production. A structured right-sizing exercise across 14 AWS accounts reduced compute and database costs by 41% — with zero performance degradation across any workload.
Misaligned RI portfolio with low coverage and high expiry risk. We modelled usage patterns, restructured the portfolio, and introduced Savings Plans to achieve 91% coverage — saving $3.2M per year on a spend base that had been growing unchecked.
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View All Case Studies →Former AWS insiders. 180-plus engagements. $250M-plus in verified client savings. No AWS partnerships, no reseller incentives.
No AWS partnerships. No reseller incentives. Every recommendation is built to cut your cloud spend and reduce contractual lock-in — not AWS's revenue targets.
Our team includes former AWS commercial and technical staff. We know how AWS structures EDP deals, sets discount tiers, and uses spend data to drive renewal terms. We know how to counter every AWS commercial tactic.
EDP negotiation expertise combined with deep technical understanding of EC2, RDS, S3, Reserved Instances, Savings Plans, and architectural right-sizing. We address both the contract and the bill — not just one or the other.
From spend assessment and RI portfolio review through EDP negotiation, cost optimisation, right-sizing, and migration commit strategy — we cover the entire AWS commercial relationship.
Fixed-fee or contingency engagement models. Under contingency, we are paid only on verified savings. Our commercial interest and yours are aligned from day one — not just at the point of sale.
180-plus AWS engagements completed. $250M-plus in verified client savings. Consistent outcomes across EDP negotiation, cost optimisation, Reserved Instance strategy, and migration commit advisory.
Guides, playbooks, and tools for finance and procurement teams managing AWS commercial complexity.
The complete guide to negotiating an AWS Enterprise Discount Programme — covering discount benchmarks, ratchet clause removal, minimum commit structure, and EDP flexibility provisions.
Read the Guide →How to model, structure, and manage a Reserved Instance and Savings Plans portfolio that maximises coverage while preserving architectural flexibility as your workloads evolve.
Download the Guide →The clauses that protect your organisation from AWS's ratchet mechanics — including commit flexibility, service substitution rights, and pricing tier protections you should negotiate before signing.
Download the Guide →AWS knows your spend data better than you do. Independent advisory closes that information gap — and consistently delivers 5 to 10 times ROI on advisory fees. Tell us your situation and we will come back within 48 hours with a clear picture of your EDP, cost, and optimisation opportunity.