FinOps & Cost Optimization
Cut your cloud bill by 25–40% in 30 days.
Works With Your Entire Stack
The Problem
Why Teams Struggle
Your cloud bill doubled last quarter. Nobody knows what's causing it. Dev teams spin up resources and forget to tear them down. Reserved Instance coverage is at 12%. You're not sure if you're overpaying — but you suspect it.
Our Approach
How CloudLink Solves This
Our FinOps engineers perform a deep audit of your cloud spend across every service, identifying idle resources, right-sizing opportunities, RI/Savings Plan coverage gaps, and architectural optimizations. Average client saves 32% in the first month.
What's Included
Features & Deliverables
Deep Cost Audit
Line-item analysis of every service, resource, and data transfer charge across all accounts.
Reserved Instance Strategy
Optimal RI/Savings Plan mix calculated. We handle the purchase and ongoing coverage management.
Idle Resource Cleanup
Orphaned EBS volumes, unused Elastic IPs, forgotten NAT gateways, zombie Lambda functions.
Right-Sizing
Every EC2, RDS, and ElastiCache instance analyzed against actual utilization. Downsized safely.
S3 Lifecycle Policies
Intelligent tiering, Glacier transitions, and incomplete multipart upload cleanup.
Ongoing Governance
Monthly spend reviews, anomaly alerting, and budget guardrails to prevent future cost creep.
Comparison
CloudLink vs. Doing It Yourself
See how CloudLink stacks up against building in-house or managing it yourself.
| Feature | With CloudLink | DIY / In-House |
|---|---|---|
| Savings guarantee | Fee refunded if we don't save more than we cost | No guarantee — you pay your team regardless |
| Audit depth | Every line item across all accounts and regions | Whatever your team has time to review |
| RI optimization | Continuous management and adjustment | Manual research and purchase process |
| Time to first saving | Typically 48–72 hours | Weeks of analysis and stakeholder alignment |
| Ongoing governance | Monthly reviews + anomaly alerts | Quarterly reviews if you're lucky |
"We went from $62k/month to $38k/month on cloud infrastructure in 30 days. CloudLink found $9k/month in forgotten snapshots and orphaned resources alone. The audit paid for itself in 3 days."James R., Head of Infrastructure — E-Commerce Scale-up
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
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