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GCP Cost Optimization Service 2026

We review the commit, rightsize the workload, and install the FinOps cadence. Your side only.

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Negotiating Google 1: How Google Sells

The map of the Google estate: three spend lines, three routes to buy, the December window, and the challenger economics that fund real discounts. Episode 1 of the twelve part buyer side series.

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500+ Enterprise Clients Industry Recognized $2B+ Under Advisory 11 Vendor Practices 100% Independent
When we help

Three moments we step in

Scenario 01
Commitment review
CUD and committed use posture has drifted from actual demand. You need a fresh sizing of one and three year commits against forward workload.
Scenario 02
Cost waste
Spend is climbing faster than revenue. Idle resources, oversized SKUs, and untagged egress are bleeding budget. You want a six driver waste sweep.
Scenario 03
Workload rightsizing
Compute, BigQuery, GKE, and storage SKUs are not matched to load. You want an independent rightsizing pass before the next contract motion.
How we help

Four phase optimization procedure

Phase 01
Spend baseline
Billing export ingested. Workload mix isolated. Commit and discount posture mapped against the current rate card and contract.
Phase 02
Waste sweep
Six driver review across idle, oversized, untagged, redundant, egress, and license waste. Quick wins isolated from structural fixes.
Phase 03
Commit model
CUD and CUDS posture rebuilt. One year, three year, and flex commit math layered against forward demand and renewal window.
Phase 04
Cadence install
FinOps cadence installed. Monthly review template, owner assignment, and the trigger map for renewal and re open conversations with Google.
Deliverables

What you get at close

01
Waste driver report
Six driver sweep across idle, oversized, untagged, redundant, egress, and license waste with named owners and dollar savings.
02
CUD posture model
One year and three year committed use math layered against forward workload demand with confidence bands and coverage targets.
03
Rightsizing pack
Compute, BigQuery, GKE, and storage SKU mapping. Recommended size, current cost, recommended cost, and migration sequence per workload.
04
FinOps cadence
Monthly review template, dashboard spec, owner matrix, and the escalation triggers for renewal and re open conversations.
05
Renewal preparation
Position paper for the next contract motion. Discount, commit, and SKU posture aligned with the optimized estate.
06
Executive briefing
CFO and cloud committee summary of savings, residual risk, and the recommended forward optimization roadmap.
Outcome

What changes after we engage

15 to 30%
Run rate
cost reduction
6
Waste drivers
reviewed
$2B+
Cloud spend
under advisory
6 to 10wk
Engagement
typical close
100%
Your side
independent
Engagement model

Two ways to engage

Pick the option that matches your posture. Fixed Fee for a single optimization sweep. Vendor Shield for continuous always on FinOps coverage across the contract life.

Option A

Fixed Fee Engagement

Scope
Single optimization sweep, commit review, or rightsizing pass. Fixed scope from day one.
Timeline
Six to ten weeks typical. Same week start once scope is signed.
Pricing
Fixed fee. Quoted on scope. No hourly billing.
Best for
Run rate above ten million dollars per year with a clear waste signal or renewal window.
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Option B

Vendor Shield

Scope
Continuous Google Cloud coverage. Commit monitoring, waste sweep, FinOps cadence, standing negotiation counsel.
Timeline
12 to 24 month subscription. Renews annually.
Pricing
Annual subscription. Quoted on cloud spend.
Best for
Estates with multi year GCP commitments and an active renewal calendar.
Vendor Shield detail →
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Run rate had climbed faster than revenue for four quarters. Redress ran the six driver sweep, rebuilt the CUD posture, and stood up a FinOps cadence that took twenty two percent out of the bill without touching the workload.
Head of Cloud Operations, SaaS Platform
Multi region GCP estate
Buyer side advisory boardroom

Your next GCP motion is an opportunity

Commitment drift. Cost waste climbing. Workload mix shifted. We start where you are.

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