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Cloud, DevOps & Security

Cloud cost optimization that finds the waste and keeps it from coming back.

For teams whose cloud bill keeps climbing while nobody can say which product, team or customer it belongs to. We review your spend line by line, remove idle and oversized resources, buy commitments only where usage is steady, tag everything to an owner and set budgets and alerts, then keep it that way with ongoing managed cloud.

  • A person replies within one business day
  • A plan you can act on
  • You own every asset
Time to first results
Review and quick wins in 2 to 4 weeks
Engagement
Fixed-price review, then optional managed cloud
Clouds
AWS, Azure, Google Cloud and Kubernetes
Best for
Teams whose cloud bill outgrew their plan

Reviewed by Noor Khan

Cost review

Sample

The monthly cloud bill climbs over budget, a review flags idle test servers, an oversized database and unused snapshots, the fixes go in once you approve them, and this month's spend lands back under the budget line.

  1. Bill runs over budget
  2. Waste gets flagged
  3. Fixed on your sign-off
  4. Back under budget

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Brands Noor has worked with

  • Brand North
  • Olympic Behavioral Health
  • White Light Behavioral Health
  • Rubicon Recovery Center
  • Quest 2 Recovery
  • The Nestled

Overview

What are cloud cost optimization services?

Cloud cost optimization services find and remove waste in your AWS, Azure or Google Cloud spend, then set up the habits and controls that stop it returning. The work covers a FinOps review, rightsizing, commitment planning, tagging, budgets and alerts. Noorscale reports savings against your own baseline, because results depend on where you start, and can manage the cloud for you afterwards.

See it in action

What does a cloud cost optimization engagement look like when it's working?

When a cloud cost optimization engagement is working, you see four changes: waste removed on your sign-off, spend every team can see, early warning on spikes and savings that last. The live sample below is built with illustrative data. Your version runs on your own accounts and your numbers.

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Sound familiar?

What problems does a cloud cost optimization engagement solve?

It solves three common problems: “The cloud bill rises every month and nobody knows why”, “We pay for servers that sit idle at night”, and “We're unsure about Savings Plans and reservations”. Each one has a fix.

The problem

  • “The cloud bill rises every month and nobody knows why”Spend is spread across accounts, projects and services, most of it has no owner, and nobody looks closely until finance asks.
  • “We pay for servers that sit idle at night”Test environments run all weekend, instances were sized for a launch peak long past, and old snapshots and volumes keep piling up.
  • “We're unsure about Savings Plans and reservations”Committing could save money, but nobody is sure what usage will look like next year, so everything stays on on-demand rates.

What changes

  • Waste removed on your sign-offIdle and oversized resources are cleaned up, with each change logged and approved by your team.
  • Spend every team can seeTagging and dashboards show each team, product and environment what it costs to run.
  • Early warning on spikesBudgets and anomaly alerts flag unusual spend early, long before the invoice arrives.
  • Savings that lastMonthly reviews and managed cloud catch new waste as your workloads grow.

Compare your options

Built-in cost tools, automated savings software or a FinOps partner?

Each option suits a different situation: built-in cost tools, self-run (small bill, engineer with time); automated savings software (large, steady usage to commit); and Noorscale (rising bill nobody can explain). Here's how they compare on the points buyers ask about most.

Built-in cost tools, automated savings software or a FinOps partner?
Cost to startBuilt-in cost tools, self-runIncluded with your cloudAutomated savings softwareSubscription or share of savingsNoorscaleFixed-price review
Finding savingsBuilt-in cost tools, self-runRecommendations you must judgeAutomated savings softwareFast on commitments and rightsizingNoorscaleRanked by value, effort and risk
Making changesBuilt-in cost tools, self-runYour engineers do itAutomated savings softwareSome changes applied automaticallyNoorscaleApplied on your sign-off
Tagging and ownershipBuilt-in cost tools, self-runYour team sets policyAutomated savings softwareReports on existing tagsNoorscalePolicy enforced in code
Ongoing effort for your teamBuilt-in cost tools, self-runRegular reviews by engineersAutomated savings softwareLow, once connectedNoorscaleSign-offs and a monthly review
Best whenBuilt-in cost tools, self-runSmall bill, engineer with timeAutomated savings softwareLarge, steady usage to commitNoorscaleRising bill nobody can explain

On the free call, Noor will tell you which option suits your stage, even when it's one of the others.

What's included

What does a cloud cost optimization engagement include?

A cloud cost optimization engagement includes six deliverables: FinOps review and baseline; rightsizing and cleanup; commitment plan; tagging and cost allocation; budgets, alerts and anomaly detection; and managed cloud and monthly reviews. Each one is working material your team can use, not a slide deck.

Scope · Cloud Cost Optimization & Managed Cloud6 deliverables

  1. 01

    FinOps review and baseline

    A line-by-line review of your bills and usage, a cost baseline by team and product, and a ranked list of savings with the effort and risk of each.

  2. 02

    Rightsizing and cleanup

    Oversized instances, databases and Kubernetes requests resized from real usage, and idle resources, old snapshots and unattached volumes removed on your sign-off.

  3. 03

    Commitment plan

    Savings Plans, reservations or committed use discounts bought only for steady usage, with coverage reviewed as your workloads change.

  4. 04

    Tagging and cost allocation

    A tagging policy enforced in code, so every resource has an owner, environment and product, and spend can be shown back to each team.

  5. 05

    Budgets, alerts and anomaly detection

    Budgets per account and team, alerts before limits are reached and anomaly detection for sudden spikes, sent to where your team works.

  6. 06

    Managed cloud and monthly reviews

    Ongoing monitoring, patching and backups, plus a monthly cost review that tracks savings against the baseline and catches new waste early.

Tools and platforms we work in

  • AWS Cost Explorer
  • AWS Compute Optimizer
  • AWS Budgets
  • AAzure Cost Management
  • AAzure Advisor
  • Google Cloud Billing
  • Google Cloud Recommender
  • KKubecost
  • OOpenCost
  • IInfracost
  • TTerraform

Process

How long does a cloud cost optimization engagement take?

The work runs in five steps, starting in week 1 and finishing in monthly. Every step ends with something you can use, so you always know what's landed and what comes next.

Time to first results: Review and quick wins in 2 to 4 weeks

  1. Step 01Week 1

    Access and baseline

    We get read-only billing and usage access, map spend to teams and products and agree the baseline with you.

    You get: Agreed cost baseline by team and product

  2. Step 02Weeks 1 to 3

    Find the waste

    Usage data reviewed resource by resource, with every possible saving ranked by value, effort and risk.

    You get: Ranked savings list with effort and risk

  3. Step 03Weeks 2 to 4

    Quick wins

    Idle resources removed, schedules set for non-production environments and safe rightsizing applied, all on your sign-off.

    You get: Idle resources removed and schedules set

  4. Step 04Weeks 3 to 6

    Controls that stick

    Tagging policy, budgets, alerts and commitment purchases put in place, with dashboards each team can read.

    You get: Tagging policy, budgets, alerts and dashboards

  5. Step 05Monthly

    Manage and review

    Managed cloud covering monitoring, patching and backups, plus a monthly review of spend, savings and new recommendations.

    You get: Monthly cost review against the baseline

Reporting

How will you know a cloud cost optimization engagement is working?

You'll know a cloud cost optimization engagement is working from four measures on a live dashboard: spend against baseline, unit cost, commitment coverage and use and spend with an owner. You also get a written review every month: leading indicators first, then the numbers your finance team cares about.

Monthly reportSample

Spend against baselineHigher is better

Monthly cloud cost compared with the agreed baseline, adjusted for growth in usage.

Unit costLower is better

Cloud cost per customer, transaction or request, so spend is judged against the value it serves.

Commitment coverage and useHigher is better

Share of steady usage covered by commitments, and how much of what you bought is actually used.

Spend with an ownerHigher is better

Share of the bill tagged to a team, product or environment.

Noor Khan

15 minutes with Noor

Noor Khan, Founder & CEO

You'll leave with

  • Your biggest growth opportunity, in plain terms
  • The first two or three moves worth making
  • A clear plan for your first milestone

Noor listens first, then shows you the fastest route to the result you want.

Useful to have with you

  • Your website address
  • The goal or problem you want to solve
  • Any numbers you already track
See available times

Booking opens on Cal.com. Or send a call request

Who it's for

Who is a cloud cost optimization engagement for?

It works best for SaaS and software companies whose cloud bill grows faster than revenue, teams that migrated quickly and never resized and two more listed here.

  • SaaS and software companies whose cloud bill grows faster than revenue
  • Teams that migrated quickly and never resized
  • Finance leaders who want spend tied to teams and products
  • Companies that want their cloud run and watched without hiring a platform team

Engagement

How is a cloud cost optimization engagement scoped and priced?

Pricing is shared after the free call, in a written scope with deliverables, timeline and fee. Never a package, never a surprise.

Book a free cloud cost call
  • Typical for this service

    Monthly retainer

    Ongoing work against a 90-day plan, for channels that compound month over month.

    Usually: Fixed-price review, then a monthly managed cloud retainer

    • Monthly report and strategy call
    • Priorities reset every quarter
    • No long lock-in
  • Fixed-scope project

    A defined scope, timeline and fee for builds, audits, migrations and launches.

    • Deliverables agreed in writing
    • Milestones you can check
    • Optional care plan after launch
  • Focused sprint

    A short, time-boxed piece of work on one priority, to prove the approach first.

    • One clear goal
    • Working output, not a deck
    • Roll into a retainer or stop

Every engagement includes

  • FinOps review with a ranked savings list
  • Rightsizing, cleanup and scheduling
  • Tagging policy, budgets and alerts
  • Monthly cost reviews and managed cloud

What shapes the scope

  • Size and number of cloud accounts
  • How many clouds you run
  • Kubernetes clusters in scope
  • One-off review or ongoing managed cloud

You'll see how each one applies to you in the written scope.

Noor Khan, founder of Noorscale

Who leads the work?

Your cloud cost optimization engagement, led by Noor Khan

A software engineer turned AI and growth strategist. Noor sets the strategy and architecture on every engagement, reviews every plan before it ships and built the method the whole team works by.

FAQ

Questions about Cloud Cost Optimization & Managed Cloud

Something else on your mind? Email grow@noorscale.com and a person will reply within one business day.

How much do cloud cost optimization services cost?

Cost depends on the size and number of accounts, how many clouds and Kubernetes clusters you run, and whether you want a one-off review or ongoing managed cloud. The review is a fixed-price project, and managed cloud runs on a monthly retainer. You get a written scope after a free call, and we'll say plainly if your bill is too small for a review to pay for itself.

How much can we save on our cloud bill?

Savings depend on your starting point, so we estimate them from your own usage data rather than quoting a percentage up front. Accounts that have never been reviewed usually have idle resources, oversized instances and steady usage without commitments to address. The review gives you a ranked list with an estimated saving for each item before you approve any change.

What is FinOps?

FinOps is a practice that brings engineering, finance and product teams together to manage cloud spend, so cost becomes part of everyday engineering decisions. The FinOps Foundation describes it in three phases: inform, optimize and operate. We set up the visibility, make the first savings and put the routines in place to keep them.

Will cutting costs affect performance?

Changes are based on weeks of real usage data, and each one is tested before it reaches production. Rightsizing leaves headroom for peaks, and anything that touches a production workload is scheduled with your team and can be reversed.

Should we buy Savings Plans or reserved instances?

Yes, for usage that's steady and expected to stay, since commitments cost less than on-demand rates. We size commitments to the baseline you'll keep using, after rightsizing, and leave spiky or uncertain workloads on demand or on spot capacity.

What access do you need?

Read-only access to billing and usage data is enough for the review. Changes such as rightsizing or cleanup use a role with limited permissions, applied through your change process or infrastructure as code, and every action is logged.

What do managed cloud services include?

Our managed cloud covers monitoring and alerting, patching, backup checks, security updates, small changes and a monthly cost and health review. Response times and the scope of support are agreed in writing, and everything stays in accounts you own.

Can you optimize Kubernetes costs too?

Yes, we review requests and limits, node sizes, autoscaling and idle namespaces with tools such as Kubecost or OpenCost, then allocate cluster cost to each team or service. Kubernetes is a common place for unused capacity to hide.

Free 15-minute call

Tell us about your cloud cost optimization engagement.

In fifteen minutes you'll have a clear first step for Cloud Cost Optimization & Managed Cloud and a plan to reach it. Pick a time below, or write if that's easier.

Prefer email? grow@noorscale.com

Noor Khan

15 minutes with Noor

Noor Khan, Founder & CEO

You'll leave with

  • Your biggest growth opportunity, in plain terms
  • The first two or three moves worth making
  • A clear plan for your first milestone

Noor listens first, then shows you the fastest route to the result you want.

Useful to have with you

  • Your website address
  • The goal or problem you want to solve
  • Any numbers you already track
See available times

Booking opens on Cal.com. Or send a call request

Book a free 15-minute call