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Cloud Cost Optimisation · FinOps

Find the waste in your cloud bill.

We audit your Azure and Microsoft 365 spend, switch off what you're not using, rightsize what's oversized, and lock in the savings with reserved capacity and governance. The aim: a cloud bill that stops creeping up every quarter.

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Savings quantified before you commitAdvice backed by your usage dataNo lock-in contracts

Cloud bill review

EXAMPLE

QuantifiedSavings before you commit

RightsizedEvery resource

TaggedFull visibility

MonthlyFinOps review

Example requests

Idle dev instances running 24/7Switched off

Oversized database · 30% utilisedRightsized

Steady workloads at on-demand ratesReserved

Illustrative example of a review, not live metrics or guaranteed savings.

MonthlyFinOps review

TaggedSpend traced to owners

1Senior engineer, fully accountable

0Lock-in contracts

// sound familiar?

Your cloud bill keeps climbing

Most teams over-provision, forget what they spun up, and pay list price for capacity they could reserve. The waste hides in plain sight until someone goes looking for it.

Without a FinOps partner

A bill spikes and nobody can explain why
Idle and oversized resources run around the clock
You pay full on-demand rates for steady workloads
Spend has no tags, no owners and no budget

With Cloudaid FinOps

Every dollar traced to a team, project and owner
Idle and oversized resources found and rightsized
Reserved instances and savings plans lock in lower rates
Monthly reviews keep the savings from creeping back

// what's included

Everything it takes to cut cloud waste

Every cloud cost optimisation engagement covers the full FinOps loop, from the first bill audit to ongoing governance.

Bill & usage analysis

We map every line of your Azure and Microsoft 365 bill to the workloads, teams and projects behind it.

Rightsizing

We match instance, database and storage sizes to real utilisation, so you stop paying for headroom you never touch.

Reserved & savings plans

We model your steady-state usage and commit to reservations and savings plans for the biggest discount at the lowest risk.

Waste elimination

We find idle instances, unattached volumes, orphaned snapshots and forgotten test environments, and switch them off.

Tagging & governance

A tagging standard and budget guardrails, so every dollar has an owner and overspend gets flagged early, before the invoice arrives.

Ongoing FinOps reviews

Monthly reviews and anomaly alerts keep spend optimised as your architecture changes, so the savings last beyond the first cut.

// how it works

Our FinOps process, end to end

From first audit to ongoing governance, we run a repeatable loop that finds the savings and makes them stick.

Phase 01

Analyse

We map and benchmark your spend

Full bill & usage analysis
Utilisation baselined per resource
Quick-win waste identified

BIGGEST WINS

Phase 02

Rightsize

We cut what you're not using

Instances & databases rightsized
Idle & orphaned resources removed
Storage tiers optimised

Phase 03

Commit

We lock in and protect the savings

Reserved instances & savings plans
Tagging standard & budget alerts
Monthly FinOps reviews & governance

// works with your stack

Microsoft 365

Azure

Entra ID

Google Workspace

// transparent pricing

What does cloud cost optimisation cost?

A cost review is project work. It runs on prepaid hour packages, from $1,500 for 10 hours, or as a quoted project for larger estates. You'll see the numbers from the analysis before you commit to any changes.

Prepaid hour packages or a fixed project quote, ex GST
Exact scope after a short discovery call
Ongoing reviews can sit inside a Managed IT plan

Published prices, no surprises

Managed IT plans
From $99 per person/month. Basic and Essential from 10 people, Complete from 20 people.
Hour packages
From $1,500 for 10 hours, or $160/hr ad-hoc. No contract.

Prices ex GST. Final scope and price are confirmed in your written agreement before any work starts.

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// pairs well with

Related services

Cost Optimisation works best as part of one connected platform.

Managed Cloud

We run and optimise your cloud, handling the day-to-day operations behind the savings.

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Cloud Consulting

Architecture, licensing and reservation advice to keep your cloud estate lean and well-governed.

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Standards & Compliance

Essential Eight and ISO 27001-aligned controls, plus data protection, built into your cloud from the start.

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// where we work

Cost Optimisation, Australia-wide

Sydney based, delivering remotely across Australia, with on-site visits in Sydney by arrangement. The same engineer and the same standards in every city.

HOME BASE

Sydney

Remote delivery, plus on-site visits by arrangement.

REMOTE

Australia-wide

Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Canberra and regional.

// questions

Cost Optimisation FAQs

What is cloud cost optimisation (FinOps)?

Cloud cost optimisation, often called FinOps, is the practice of getting the most value from every dollar you spend on the cloud. It combines a technical audit (rightsizing, waste removal, reserved capacity) with financial governance (tagging, budgets, ownership and monthly reviews), so spend stays lean as your architecture grows.

How much can we save?

Savings vary widely by environment, so we don't quote a number up front. We work out your real figure during the analysis phase, before you commit to any changes.

What does the engagement cost?

Most reviews run on prepaid hour packages, from $1,500 for 10 hours, or ad-hoc at $160 an hour, all ex GST. Larger estates get a fixed project quote. Your exact scope and price are confirmed after a short discovery call, and you see the numbers from the analysis before you commit to any changes.

Which cloud platforms do you cover?

Microsoft Azure, plus Microsoft 365 licensing. Where you need licences, they're billed at Microsoft's published price through Cloudaid, and our recommendations are about reducing your bill, not selling more seats.

Will optimisation risk breaking our workloads?

It shouldn't. Every change is proposed with utilisation data behind it, staged, and agreed with your team before we touch anything. Rightsizing and reservations are low-risk by design; we leave headroom for real demand and roll changes back if a workload needs it.

Ready to find the waste in your cloud bill?

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