Cloud Cost Optimization
One-Line Outcome
Achieved 58% monthly AWS savings and improved CI/CD deployment times by 35% using MIRSA’s Cloud Cost Optimizer for a B2C fintech app serving 2M+ users.
The Challenge
A fast-scaling fintech app was experiencing rapid growth in cloud costs, especially on AWS EC2, RDS, and S3 services. Their engineering team lacked visibility into cost spikes, redundant resources, and misconfigured auto-scaling policies. Despite strong usage metrics, the app’s profitability was under pressure, and leadership sought ways to cut burn without compromising performance or availability.
The Strategy
ThinkAlternate deployed the Cloud Cost Optimizer module within MIRSA to:
- Audit AWS usage patterns, billing reports, and tagging inconsistencies
- Detect idle and over-provisioned compute/storage resources
- Simulate savings from instance rightsizing, auto-scaling adjustments, and storage tiering
- Optimize CI/CD workflows and serverless deployments to reduce runtime costs
- Deliver weekly savings reports with actionable remediations
Execution
- Connected AWS billing + usage APIs to MIRSA dashboards
- Identified 13 idle EC2 and 6 redundant RDS instances
- Enabled S3 Intelligent-Tiering and reduced snapshot frequency
- Shifted critical workflows to Lambda + API Gateway architecture
- Implemented MIRSA alerts for budget anomaly detection
Results
- Reduced monthly AWS spend from $11,800 to $4,950 (58% savings)
- 35% faster CI/CD deployments by optimizing build runners
- $72K annualized savings reinvested into growth campaigns
- Zero downtime across optimization rollout (100% availability)
Client Testimonial
“ThinkAlternate gave us clarity, control, and confidence. MIRSA turned our cloud into a lean machine without affecting user experience.”
— Co-Founder & COO, Fintech Startup
Services Delivered
- Cloud Infrastructure Audit (AWS, GCP, Azure)
- Instance & Resource Rightsizing
- Storage Tiering and Snapshot Policy Optimization
- CI/CD Workflow Refactoring
- Budget Alerts & Anomaly Detection
Related Modules
- Performax Engine
- App Health Dashboard
- AppTron
- Root Cause Engine
Call to Action
- Cloud shouldn’t cost a fortune. Especially when you don’t use half of it.
- MIRSA’s Cloud Cost Optimizer makes your infra lean, scalable, and CFO-approved.
