Optimizing AWS Costs Through Intelligent Cloud Management

We knew we had a visibility issue, but Centizen made it measurable and actionable. Their team didn’t just implement tools—they helped us make smarter cloud decisions every month.

– Head of Cloud Operations

A Leading Retail Group

Discovery & Planning

• Deployed a focused team including a cloud architect, DevOps engineer, and cost analyst.
• Assessed the client’s AWS architecture, billing setup, and existing resource allocation.
• Defined tagging policies, cost categories, and resource ownership standards.

Visibility Framework & Reporting

• Enabled AWS Budgets, Cost Explorer, and Cost Categories for structured spend tracking.
• Integrated EventBridge and Lambda to trigger alerts for budget breaches and anomalies.
• Delivered the first monthly spend report with variance analysis and trend summaries.

Optimization & Governance

• Used Compute Optimizer and Trusted Advisor to downsize and eliminate unused resources.
• Tuned AWS Lambda configurations to minimize over-provisioned memory and concurrency.
• Built automated reporting dashboards for exec-level summaries and chargeback readiness.

Ongoing Support

• Centizen’s cloud cost management team continues to monitor, analyze, and advise.
• Reports are updated monthly with actionable insights and evolving recommendations.
• Alerts ensure rapid response to any unexpected spend fluctuations or misconfigurations.

By the end of 3 months, the client had a robust cloud cost control system that improved visibility, accountability, and financial predictability across teams and departments.

• Real-time alerting for overspend on key services.
• Executive-ready reporting delivered monthly.
• A clear forecasting model that aligns engineering and finance.

Centizen’s cloud cost management services continue to support long-term optimization, ensuring cost control evolves as the client’s cloud usage grows.