Azure Cost Optimisation · Fixed Price · 14 Days

Cut Azure Spend
20–35% in 14 Days

A focused, read-only audit that surfaces hidden waste, prioritises quick wins, and delivers a clear implementation plan — engineered for teams spending £10K+/month on Azure.

If I don't find £25,000 in potential savings — you don't pay.

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Read-only access only
£2,500 fixed price
Full refund guarantee
14-day turnaround
The Problem

Why Azure costs
spiral out of control

These issues compound silently over time. Most engineering teams don't have the bandwidth to investigate — until the bill arrives.

Missed RI & Savings Plan Discounts

Running workloads on pay-as-you-go pricing when Reserved Instances or Savings Plans could cut compute costs by 30–70%.

Oversized & Idle VMs

Compute provisioned for peak load that runs at 5–15% utilisation. Every over-spec'd VM is money quietly burning 24/7.

Orphaned Resources

Detached managed disks, unassigned public IPs, stale snapshots, and forgotten storage accounts accumulating charges nobody notices.

Wrong Database SKUs

Over-provisioned SQL tiers, single-instance setups where Elastic Pools would be cheaper, and DTU models where vCore scales better.

Silent Cost Creep

Storage on premium tiers that don't need it, logging pipelines ingesting too much, autoscaling configured without meaningful upper bounds.

Networking Waste

Underutilised VPN Gateways, idle NAT Gateways, ExpressRoute circuits provisioned for traffic that never materialised.

The Deliverables

What you get in
14 days

Five concrete deliverables designed for engineering teams. No hand-waving, no vague recommendations — just actionable output you can implement immediately.

01

Full Azure Infrastructure Review

Complete read-only analysis across all subscriptions. Covers Compute, Storage, Networking, Databases, Containers, Identity, Monitoring, and Governance. Every resource, every subscription — nothing missed.

02

Waste & Misconfiguration Report

Detailed breakdown of idle resources, oversized workloads, wrong SKUs, orphaned assets, and misaligned scaling policies — each with a named resource, estimated monthly waste, and fix priority.

03

Savings Plan & RI Recommendations

Exact guidance on what to reserve, expected savings, commitment length, and risk tradeoffs — so your finance team can act with confidence.

04

Prioritised Action Plan

Quick wins you can ship this week, medium-impact changes, and long-term structural improvements — ordered by ROI so your team knows exactly where to start.

05

Executive Summary + Walkthrough

Non-technical summary for leadership covering total potential savings, ROI, key risks, and recommended next steps — plus a 1-hour walkthrough call.

Proven Results

Real savings,
real companies

Anonymised examples from recent engagements across industries.

£38k
per year saved
FinTech Series B

VM rightsizing + Reserved Instance commitments across core compute fleet.

£22k
per year saved
Healthcare SaaS

Storage tier optimisation and SQL Elastic Pool right-sizing across environments.

£45k
per year saved
E-commerce Platform

Spot VMs, Azure Hybrid Benefit activation, and full cleanup of unused resources.

All figures represent identified annual savings from audit findings. Results vary by environment.

Pricing

Simple. Fixed.
Risk-free.

⚡ Fixed Price Audit
£2,500 one-time
  • Full infrastructure review across all subscriptions
  • Waste & misconfiguration report with named resources
  • RI & Savings Plan recommendations with exact figures
  • Prioritised action plan (quick wins → long-term)
  • Executive summary + 1-hour walkthrough call
  • Read-only access only — fully auditable
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10x ROI Guarantee

If I don't identify at least £25,000 in potential annual savings, you receive a full refund. No questions asked. No small print.

£25k minimum identified savings or your money back

Implementation Support

Optional

Hands-on help actioning the findings. 1 day per month of engineering support to implement changes, validate savings, and course-correct.

£750 / month
Process

How it works

Four simple steps from first conversation to a clear implementation plan — all within 14 days.

1

Book Discovery Call

Free 15-minute call to understand your Azure environment, scale, and goals.

2

Grant Read-Only Access

Assign Azure Reader role — no write permissions, fully auditable, revocable at any time.

3

Receive Detailed Report

Full audit findings delivered within 14 days — with walkthrough call included.

4

Implement Savings

Act on findings with your team or with optional ongoing implementation support.

FAQ

Common questions

What access do you need?
The Azure Reader role — read-only access to your subscriptions. No write permissions of any kind. The role is standard Azure RBAC, fully auditable, and you can revoke it at any point.
How long does it take?
14 days from the point you grant access to report delivery — including the walkthrough call. Larger multi-subscription environments may occasionally require an extra 2–3 days.
What if you don't find £25,000 in savings?
You receive a full refund. No questions asked, no justification required. The guarantee exists because the audit is only offered to organisations where the spend profile makes £25k in savings genuinely achievable.
Can you help implement the changes?
Yes — optional implementation support is available at £750/month, covering 1 day per month. This includes hands-on changes, Terraform/ARM updates, validation, and ongoing guidance as your team works through the findings.
Do you work with multi-cloud?
Azure is the primary focus and where the depth is. For organisations with AWS or GCP alongside Azure, a basic cross-cloud review can be included — though the detailed methodology is Azure-native.
Who is this audit designed for?
Scale-ups and enterprises spending £10,000+/month on Azure — typically 50–200 person companies with engineering teams managing rapid growth. Also suited to CTOs seeking an independent external review, and finance teams wanting full cloud cost transparency.
Naadir Akhtar — DevOps Engineer
About

Naadir Akhtar

DevOps Engineer · Azure Cost Optimisation · 10+ Years

I've spent over a decade optimising Azure infrastructure for startups and enterprises — focused on cost management, Infrastructure as Code, cloud architecture, and DevOps automation. I help engineering teams reduce waste without slowing delivery.

This audit is the same process I've applied across dozens of environments. No junior analysts, no templated reports — just a senior engineer who knows where Azure hides the waste.

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