Case Study: ForUsAll reduces AWS database costs with Pump Save

ForUsAll cuts Aurora IO costs by 30% with Pump

ForUsAll, a fintech company building 401(k) plans, was facing hidden and unpredictable AWS costs across their RDS-heavy infrastructure. Their engineering team, running a multi-billion dollar platform, needed to eliminate waste that their previous cloud reseller had not addressed. They engaged with Pump and its Pump Save service to find these savings.

Pump implemented a multi-tiered solution. This included an immediate elimination of a 10% reseller markup and the strategic application of savings plans. Most significantly, a Pump solutions architect conducted a hands-on investigation that uncovered specific inefficiencies, such as switching their Aurora clusters to an IO-Optimized storage configuration. This change alone reduced their Aurora IO costs by 30%. Pump also identified and helped them kill a zombie database that had been running unused for three years.

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