FinOps
With more than 200 unique services each with their own nuances, it requires a dedicated approach to manage and optimize Azure consumption. ePlus Cloud Managed Services for Azure injects FinOps processes and culture into every aspect of our offerings. Our experience working with organizations from multiple verticals provides a unique vantage point for cost-effectively operating Azure, and most importantly, measuring the effectiveness of spend against business health.
An early adopter ECMS customer realized cost savings of 38% of their total Azure spend by leveraging ongoing FinOps in our service offering
Rightsizing
Analysis and implementation of properly-sized services to include IaaS and PaaS. Azure Advisor recommendations are a strong start, but we can take this further and analyze common PaaS offerings. ePlus has developed custom tooling to let you do efficiently run right-sized PaaS services such as SQL, Redis, and Cosmos DB.
Allocation, Measurement, Alerting, and Reporting
Automated and governed tagging for allocation with fine-tuned alerting and reporting on a regular cadence.
Hybrid Benefit Analysis
Ensure you are leveraging existing agreements for Windows and SQL.
Reserved Instances (RI) and Storage
Analysis and purchasing of RIs and Reserved Storage for both Azure VMs and supported PaaS workloads.
Architecture as a Service
We believe that your application and supporting Azure architecture is the foundation of optimized cloud spend. Our service includes time with our expert Azure architects to plan and design your next service for optimal Azure utilization.
Unit Economics
Quantitatively measure the true cost of your Azure deployment in relation to a core business process, frequently showing per-transaction cost of a critical business service.
