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ReLambda Successfully
Helped the Tech Client
Achieve Substantial
Cloud Cost Optimization

While enhancing the overall efficiency and performance
of its AWS cloud environment.
Our client, a prominent tech company, faced a significant
challenge with its AWS bill, which consistently amounted to hefty
monthly bills despite leveraging savings plans and available
credits. The substantial expenditure was a concern for the
company, especially considering the presence of legacy
components and a dispersed infrastructure across multiple AWS
regions.
Through a meticulous assessment of the existing infrastructure
and the strategic implementation of cost optimization measures,
ReLambda helped the client with substantial monthly cost
savings.

CHALLENGES FACED BY THE CLIENT

High-Cost Structure:

High-Cost Structure:

The monthly AWS bill of $120,000 exceeded
budgeted expectations despite efforts to optimize
costs.

Legacy Infrastructure:

The client operated with legacy components, which
often incurred higher costs due to inefficiencies and
outdated setups.

Infrastructure Across Multiple Regions:

Infrastructure Across Multiple Regions:

Having infrastructure spread across various AWS
regions led to complexity and increased operational
expenses.

ABOUT CLIENT:

Our client, a USA-based product
company, specializes in cloudnative
DevTools tailored for
monitoring and alerting. Their
Site Reliability Engineering
(SRE) platform eliminates
uncertainty in enhancing
distributed system reliability. By
leveraging advanced
technologies, they empower
businesses to optimize
performance and mitigate
potential issues, ensuring
streamlined operations within
cloud environments.

Industry

DevOps

Years in Business

4+ Years

Company Size

30+ Employees

Geographical Presence

California (USA)

SOLUTION BY ReLambda:

ReLambda, a cloud services provider, undertook a comprehensive analysis of the client’s AWS infrastructure to identify areas for cost optimization. The key strategies implemented were:
Instance downsizing:

Instance downsizing:

Downsize or rightsize the client's underutilized
instances to match resource needs, resulting in
eliminating spending from overprovisioned
resources.

Introduction of Application

Introduction of Application Load
Balancers (ALB):

Replace some Elastic Load Balancers (ELBs) with
cheaper Application Load Balancers to streamline
and optimize load balancing.

IMPACT:

Impact

30% Reduction in monthly bill

Impact

Sustained cost efficiency

TECHNOLOGY USED:

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