Your AWS bill is higher
than it should be.
I do a read-only audit of your AWS costs and find where money is leaking — fixed price, no retainer, no long-term commitment.
No retainer · No long-term contract · Read-only access · Fixed price
The Problem
Your DevOps team isn't ignoring costs.
They're just busy.
DevOps focuses on uptime, releases, and stability. Cost optimization rarely makes it to the top of the backlog. That's not a failure — that's a prioritization choice. But it means money keeps leaking every month.
Unattached volumes. Oversized instances. Forgotten snapshots. Savings Plans bought once and never revisited.
An independent outside view — without internal politics, without legacy decisions — finds what internal teams overlook.
Audit Coverage
Here's what I look at
Idle & Unused Resources
Unattached EBS, old snapshots, idle RDS, unused Elastic IPs, forgotten NAT Gateways, old Load Balancers.
Right-Sizing
EC2, RDS, EKS nodes, Lambda memory, S3 storage classes — are your resources sized for actual usage?
Savings Plans & Reserved Instances
Coverage gaps, utilization rate, missed commitments, plans that were set-and-forgotten.
Generation Upgrades
EC2 previous gen → Graviton, gp2 → gp3, older RDS engines, extended support costs.
Scaling & Scheduling
Auto Scaling configs, Spot opportunities, dev/staging environments running 24/7 when they shouldn't.
Architecture Quick Wins
Serverless opportunities, unused accounts, cost allocation gaps, tagging strategy, budget alerts.
Process
Clear process. No surprises.
Intro call
30 min to review your high-level architecture, understand current challenges, and confirm fit.
Read-only access
You share read-only access to billing, Cost Explorer, and resources via IAM role. Optionally: IaC files, architecture diagrams. No production touch.
Audit
I analyze your spend patterns, right-sizing opportunities, architecture, and identify where savings are possible.
Report
PDF report: current architecture, current spend breakdown, prioritized recommendations, and estimated savings per item.
Debrief call
We walk through the findings together. I explain every recommendation and answer your questions.
Pricing
Standard architecture & cost review
One AWS organization. Fixed price. One-time.
Money-back guarantee
If I can't find at least $1,000/year in potential savings — I refund 100% of the fee. No questions asked.
Fit
This is for you if...
Good fit
- You're a SaaS company or startup
- Your team is 3–50 people
- AWS spend: $1k–$100k/month
- You scaled fast and never revisited costs
- DevOps is focused on shipping, not billing
- You want an independent outside opinion
Not for
- Large enterprises with dedicated FinOps teams
- Companies on Azure or GCP
Not sure if you qualify? Book a 15-min call — I'll tell you honestly if it's a fit.
Igor Zhdanko
AWS Solutions Architect
About
Who does this audit
10+ years of experience in IT, working with technical teams and complex cloud infrastructure. Got deep into AWS architecture and cost structure and turned it into a focused practice.
AWS Solutions Architect certified. Specializing in cost optimization — Cost Explorer, Savings Plans, Reserved Instances, Trusted Advisor, CUR, right-sizing.
I'm not a FinOps department. I'm an independent outside view — focused entirely on finding where your money goes.
Certified
AWS Solutions Architect — Associate
SAA-C03
FAQ
Common questions
Get Started
Ready to see where your money goes?
Pick the option that works best for you.
Book a free 30-min call
We'll review your AWS setup at a high level, discuss your goals, and figure out where the biggest opportunities are.
- High-level architecture review
- Understand your current challenges
- Scope the audit
- No pressure, no commitment
Or email: igor@zhdcloud.com
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