Case Study: Lightstorm achieves 10% AWS cost savings with Cloud Kinetics

Lightstorm cuts AWS spend by 10% with Cloud Kinetics

Lightstorm, a leading provider of cloud connectivity services, faced challenges in managing and optimizing costs across its complex, multi-account AWS environment as the company grew. To streamline operations and control wasteful expenditure, they engaged Cloud Kinetics for its expertise in cloud transformation and managed services.

Cloud Kinetics implemented a FinOps-backed solution utilizing automation, AWS Control Tower, and AWS Landing Zone to create a secure and well-architected environment. Their approach included rightsizing instances, managing idle resources, and enabling EC2 savings plans. This resulted in Lightstorm achieving 10% savings on its AWS spending, equating to $40K annually, while gaining comprehensive visibility into its cloud costs and freeing up internal manpower.

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