Cloud Spend Platform Fit Verdict
An independent, vendor-neutral assessment of your cloud costs. We'll tell you exactly what you're spending, what you should be spending, and what to do about the gap.
Book a callYour Platform Fit Verdict report includes
- Line-by-line breakdown of your current cloud spend
- Workload classification — what's compute-bound, storage-heavy, network-intensive
- Like-for-like cost comparison across AWS, Azure, GCP, Hetzner, OVH & colocation
- Identification of waste: idle resources, over-provisioned instances, unnecessary services
- Concrete savings estimate with transparent methodology
- Risk assessment for each alternative (migration complexity, compliance, operational overhead)
- Clear go / no-go recommendation with reasoning
- 30-minute walkthrough call to discuss findings
What the report looks like
Worked example · fictional client
Platform Fit Verdict
Example SaaS Co. | Cloud spend assessment
Executive verdict
Do not migrate wholesale yet. Optimise AWS now, move batch workloads to dedicated capacity later, and keep managed database services where the operational trade-off is earning its markup.
Current monthly spend
£18,420
Identified waste
£4,750
Savings range
21-37%
Spend breakdown
| Area | Monthly | Waste risk | Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compute | £8,940 | High | Rightsize app tier; schedule non-production |
| Managed services | £4,180 | Medium | Keep production database; rightsize staging |
| Storage | £2,760 | Medium | Archive cold data; remove orphaned volumes |
| Networking | £1,890 | High | Replace NAT Gateway data processing |
| Support & other | £650 | Low | Drop unused support add-ons |
| Total | £18,420 |
Platform comparison
| Option | Modelled monthly | Migration risk | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optimised AWS | £13,670 | Low | Recommended now |
| Optimised AWS + batch on dedicated | £11,605 | Medium | Reassess at 90 days |
| GCP | £15,900 | High | No clear advantage |
| Hetzner (full migration) | £9,800 | High | Cheaper monthly, higher 3-year cost |
| Colocation | £8,600 | Very high | Not justified at this scale |
Action plan
30 days
Schedule non-production off, rightsize the app tier, replace NAT Gateway data processing, remove orphaned resources. Saves £3,870/mo.
60 days
Apply storage lifecycle policies and rightsize the staging database. Saves a further £880/mo.
90 days
Re-measure on clean data, then decide. We recommend committing to nothing further today.
A concise verdict, the numbers behind it, and the first actions to take. Above is an excerpt — the full worked example runs to ten sections, including a three-year total cost comparison and the point at which the recommendation would change.
Three things to get started
Architecture summary
A rough overview of your infrastructure — services, regions, key workloads. Even a whiteboard sketch works.
Spend data
Your last 3 months of cloud bills. CSV exports or PDF invoices — whatever you have.
Pain points
A short list of what's bothering you. Cost spikes? Vendor lock-in? Compliance concerns? Performance issues?
All of it is gatherable in under 30 minutes.
Day by day
From kickoff to report in 5 working days.
Day 1 — Intake & scoping
We receive your architecture summary, cost data, and pain points. We set up secure data handling and confirm the assessment scope.
Day 2 — Cost decomposition
We break down your bill line by line. We classify workloads, identify waste, and map resource utilisation patterns.
Day 3 — Platform modelling
We model your workload across alternative platforms — what it would cost on each, including migration and operational overhead.
Day 4 — Analysis & recommendation
We synthesise the data into clear findings. Stay, optimise, go hybrid, or exit — with concrete numbers behind each option.
Day 5 — Report delivery
You receive your Platform Fit Verdict report. We walk you through the findings in a 30-minute call and answer your questions.
If you want to act on the findings
The Platform Fit Verdict stands alone. But if you want help executing, we offer two follow-on phases. You can stop at any point.
Blueprint
Detailed migration plan
- Target architecture design
- Migration sequence & dependencies
- Risk mitigation strategy
- Cost projection with timeline
- Team skills gap analysis
Execution
Hands-on migration support
- Infrastructure-as-code setup
- Workload migration (phased)
- Performance validation
- Rollback procedures
- Knowledge transfer to your team
Retainer
Ongoing cost optimisation
- Monthly cost monitoring
- Anomaly detection & alerts
- Quarterly optimisation reviews
- Vendor negotiation support
- Architecture advisory on demand
Questions about the Platform Fit Verdict
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