Your cloud bill keeps rising. Nobody knows why.
A line-by-line review of your cloud spend with every finding attached to a specific EUR/month savings number. Not a dashboard. A diagnosis.
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The situation
Your cloud bill went up 30% last quarter. Engineering says it is necessary. Finance wants an explanation. Neither side has the data to settle it.
Over-provisioned instances run around the clock. Reserved capacity sits unused. CI/CD pipelines spin up resources that nobody monitors. Licensing renewals auto-renew without review.
The cost of not knowing
Companies spending EUR 10K or more per month on cloud typically carry 25-40% waste. That is EUR 30-50K per year going to resources that deliver no value.
Every month without a structured review is another month of silent overspend.
Why it persists
Cloud billing is complex by design. Three-tier pricing, reserved vs. on-demand splits, cross-region data transfer charges. Your team built the infrastructure. They are too close to see the waste.
You need an outside eye with no vendor relationship and no platform to sell. Someone who reads the invoice line by line.
The Cloud Cost Audit gives you that. Every finding carries a specific EUR/month number. Typical engagements identify EUR 80-200K in annual savings.
What you will know
Exactly where your cloud bill is leaking, with EUR/month numbers per item.
Compute, storage, networking, and data transfer costs broken down by service and environment.
Over-provisioned and idle resources identified with right-sizing recommendations.
Every instance checked against actual utilization data over the past 90 days.
CI/CD pipeline cost drivers mapped to specific workflows.
Build frequency, runner costs, artifact storage, and parallelization waste.
A licensing inventory with renewal dates and consolidation opportunities.
SaaS overlap, unused seats, and contracts approaching renewal windows.
A 30-60-90 day roadmap with named owners and deadlines.
Quick wins achievable in days vs. structural changes for long-term savings.
How it works
Kickoff and billing review
Half-day session with engineering lead and CFO. Cloud billing walkthrough, cost allocation review, initial anomaly identification.
Architecture walkthrough
CI/CD pipeline review with DevOps lead. Infrastructure mapping, reserved capacity analysis, cross-region cost patterns.
Licensing inventory
SaaS and platform license audit. Overlap detection, unused seat identification, renewal calendar construction.
Analysis and debrief
Off-site cost modelling and roadmap drafting. Results presentation with engineering and finance leadership.
Scope
What is included
Cloud billing analysis across compute, storage, networking, and data transfer.
Over-provisioned and idle resource identification with right-sizing recommendations.
Reserved capacity utilization review across all commitment types.
CI/CD pipeline cost review covering build frequency, runners, and artifact storage.
Licensing inventory with renewal dates and consolidation opportunities.
30-60-90 day implementation roadmap with named owners.
Results presentation for engineering and finance leadership.
What is not included
Implementation of recommendations (available as a follow-on engagement).
Security audit or penetration testing.
Full application code review.
Multi-cloud migration planning.
Who does the work
Jan Moser, Principal Consultant
Cloud, Security, DevSecOps and Enterprise Architecture.
Jan helps teams optimize their workflows and build secure, sustainable systems for the future.
Expertise: Cloud native technologies, cloud transformation, DevOps/DevSecOps, platform engineering, software architecture (C4, Arc42), enterprise architecture (TOGAF, Zachman).
Industry: Financial services, pharma and healthcare, automotive, manufacturing.
Based in Zurich and Ho Chi Minh City.
Why Gradion
We go deeper than dashboard-level reviews. Every finding carries a specific EUR/month number, not a percentage range.
Typical engagement identifies EUR 80-200K in annual savings. The audit pays for itself before the first recommendation is implemented.
No vendor partnerships. No platform to sell. Our only incentive is accurate findings.
320 engineers available to implement recommendations immediately. Diagnosis and fix from the same team.
23+ years of infrastructure experience as part of the NFQ Group.
Fixed price of EUR 3,500. If we do not find savings that exceed the audit cost, we will tell you upfront.
Cloud Cost Audit
Fixed price. No surprises. No hidden costs.
Standard
Cloud spend review with EUR/month savings per item, 30-60-90 day roadmap.
- Cloud billing analysis (compute, storage, networking, data transfer)
- Over-provisioned and idle resource identification
- Reserved capacity utilization review
- CI/CD pipeline cost review
- Licensing inventory with renewal dates
- 30-60-90 day implementation roadmap
- Results presentation for leadership
Common questions
How is this different from the SaaS Cost Audit?
The Cloud Cost Audit focuses on infrastructure: compute, storage, networking, CI/CD pipelines, and reserved capacity. The SaaS Cost Audit focuses on application-layer subscriptions: software licenses, seats, overlapping tools, and renewal contracts. Many clients do both.
What cloud providers do you support?
AWS, Google Cloud, and Azure. We also review hybrid setups with on-premise components. The methodology is provider-agnostic.
What access do you need?
Read-only access to your cloud billing console and cost explorer. We do not need production system access, SSH keys, or application credentials.
What if the savings are less than the audit cost?
In our experience, companies spending EUR 10K or more per month on cloud carry 25-40% waste. We have not yet completed an audit where findings did not exceed the audit cost. If we suspect that is the case during the kickoff, we will tell you before proceeding.
How long does it take?
Three to four working days of on-site or remote engagement. Results presentation within five business days of the final session.
From audit to production
Most clients identify six-figure annual savings. Implementing those savings requires engineering work: right-sizing instances, rearchitecting pipelines, renegotiating contracts.
If the findings make implementation obvious, we scope a follow-on engagement with the same team that performed the audit. No handover. No re-learning. Engineers who know your infrastructure start building.
No obligation. Most clients decide at the debrief.
Cloud Cost Audit: EUR 3,500
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