A global maritime communications company providing mission-critical messaging services to shipping companies implemented CloudFix to optimize their multi-region AWS infrastructure while maintaining 24/7 availability. The procurement team was tasked with consolidating cloud resources and optimizing costs while ensuring performance for users across international waters.
The Global AWS Procurement Challenge
The company’s cloud environment presented unique cost management challenges:
- Multi-region AWS deployments across North America, Europe, and Asia
- Critical communications infrastructure requiring high availability
- Complex database architecture supporting message routing
- Contractual SLAs with major shipping companies
“Our platform routes critical communications for shipping companies worldwide. CloudFix helped us optimize AWS costs without risking the reliability our customers depend on for operations at sea,” explains the Director of Cloud Procurement.
CloudFix’s Multi-Region AWS Optimization Solution
After implementing CloudFix, the procurement team identified several strategic cost-saving opportunities:
- Database Type Optimization Engine ($105k annual savings)
- CloudFix’s single-AZ conversion for non-production databases across global regions
“Our databases were over-engineered for redundancy, with multiple failover layers that weren’t actually needed. CloudFix helped us identify the right architecture for each workload while maintaining our availability requirements,” notes the Global Infrastructure Manager.
CloudFix Implementation Results
The company systematically deployed CloudFix’s automated remediation:
✅ 50 One-Click Optimizations: Saving $39k annually
✅ 45 Additional AWS Fixes: Delivering $17k in annual savings
🔄 501 Identified Opportunities: Representing $378k in additional annual savings
“CloudFix delivered immediate ROI. We’ve reduced our annual AWS spend by over $56,000 so far, with a clear path to over $378,000 in additional savings through automated remediation,” says the VP of Cloud Procurement.
Business Impact Beyond AWS Cost Reduction
Beyond direct cost savings, the procurement team experienced several strategic benefits from CloudFix:
- Enhanced AWS Contract Negotiation: “With CloudFix’s visibility into our usage patterns, we negotiated more favorable terms with AWS.”
- Improved Cloud Budget Forecasting: “CloudFix gives us predictable AWS costs that finance can rely on for quarterly projections.”
- Cloud Governance Framework: “CloudFix implementation fostered collaboration between procurement, IT operations, and finance, improving our overall cloud management.”
The procurement team integrated CloudFix’s cloud cost management approach into their overall vendor management strategy, creating a blueprint for technology purchasing across the organization.
“What began as an AWS cost-cutting initiative with CloudFix evolved into a transformation of how we approach cloud procurement. We now view AWS resources as strategic assets subject to the same procurement rigor as our physical infrastructure,” concludes the Chief Procurement Officer.