Financial Technology Leader Optimizes Azure Costs and Efficiency

Tools

Matilda Discover

Matilda Migrate

Matilda Orchestrate

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Case Study

A leading provider of financial software solutions, running a fully migrated IT estate and SaaS platform on Azure.

Industry

Financial Technology

Location(s)

North America

Financial Technology Leader Optimizes Azure Costs and Efficiency

Tools

Matilda Discover

Matilda Migrate

Matilda Orchestrate

Download

Case Study

A leading provider of financial software solutions, running a fully migrated IT estate and SaaS platform on Azure.

Industry

Financial Technology

Location(s)

North America

Financial Technology Leader Optimizes Azure Costs and Efficiency

Tools

Matilda Discover

Matilda Migrate

Matilda Orchestrate

Download

Case Study

A leading provider of financial software solutions, running a fully migrated IT estate and SaaS platform on Azure.

Industry

Financial Technology

Location(s)

North America

Key Results:

12%

Cost Savings in Azure

>1,000

Best Practice Recommendations

Matilda Products Used

Matilda Optimize

The Challenge

After migrating its IT estate to Azure in 2016, Baker Hill experienced significant growth in cloud usage and costs. The company sought a comprehensive analysis of their resource consumption to ensure efficient operations and compliance with Azure’s Well-Architected Framework best practices.

Matilda
Discover

  • App mapping & grouping

  • Asset right-sizing

  • Compatibility checks with PaaS service

Matilda
Discover

  • App mapping & grouping

  • Asset right-sizing

  • Compatibility checks with PaaS service

Matilda
Orchestrate

  • Creation of optimized landing zones

  • Replatforming for Kubernetes and other cloud services

Matilda
Migrate

  • Seamless, automated migrations

  • Minimization of downtime and resource usage

Key Project Drivers

  • Need to analyze growing cloud usage and optimize resources

  • Desire to benchmark Azure operations against the Well-Architected Framework

  • Control and reduce increasing Azure costs while improving performance

Key Project Drivers

  • Need to analyze growing cloud usage and optimize resources

  • Desire to benchmark Azure operations against the Well-Architected Framework

  • Control and reduce increasing Azure costs while improving performance

Why Matilda

  • Expertise in detailed assessments and anomaly detection

  • Automated recommendations for optimization and license management

  • Ability to identify and address Well-Architected Framework anomalies

Why Matilda

  • Expertise in detailed assessments and anomaly detection

  • Automated recommendations for optimization and license management

  • Ability to identify and address Well-Architected Framework anomalies

The Solution

Matilda Optimize performed a thorough assessment of Baker Hill’s Azure environment, delivering insights into service and resource consumption. The analysis identified opportunities for rightsizing, license optimization, and reservations. Over 6,000 Well-Architected Framework anomalies were uncovered, providing actionable recommendations for optimizing Azure subscriptions. The assessment also showcased new Azure consumption opportunities, including SQL and App Service licenses, and reservation benefits for VMs and BLOBs.

The Solution

Matilda Optimize performed a thorough assessment of Baker Hill’s Azure environment, delivering insights into service and resource consumption. The analysis identified opportunities for rightsizing, license optimization, and reservations. Over 6,000 Well-Architected Framework anomalies were uncovered, providing actionable recommendations for optimizing Azure subscriptions. The assessment also showcased new Azure consumption opportunities, including SQL and App Service licenses, and reservation benefits for VMs and BLOBs.

Results

  • 12% Cost Savings in Azure

  • Identified over 1,000 actionable recommendations aligned with Azure’s Well-Architected Framework

  • Demonstrated significant cost savings and license optimization opportunities

  • Enhanced operational efficiency with reservation and rightsizing strategies

Results

  • 12% Cost Savings in Azure

  • Identified over 1,000 actionable recommendations aligned with Azure’s Well-Architected Framework

  • Demonstrated significant cost savings and license optimization opportunities

  • Enhanced operational efficiency with reservation and rightsizing strategies

In This Case: Azure Efficiency Delivered

  • 12% cost savings through targeted actions

  • 1,000+ Well-Architected recommendations

  • Rightsizing and reservation strategy across services

  • Highlighted Kubernetes replatforming opportunities

  • 12% cost savings through targeted actions

  • 1,000+ Well-Architected recommendations

  • Rightsizing and reservation strategy across services

  • Highlighted Kubernetes replatforming opportunities

In This Case: Azure Efficiency Delivered

  • 12% cost savings through targeted actions

  • 1,000+ Well-Architected recommendations

  • Rightsizing and reservation strategy across services

  • Highlighted Kubernetes replatforming opportunities

In This Case: Azure Efficiency Delivered

  • 12% cost savings through targeted actions

  • 1,000+ Well-Architected recommendations

  • Rightsizing and reservation strategy across services

  • Highlighted Kubernetes replatforming opportunities