Case Study: a global leader in specialty insurance achieves 70% Azure cost reduction with SHI International Corp.

a global leader in specialty insurance cuts Azure compute costs by 70% with SHI International Corp.

The customer, a global leader in specialty insurance, faced significant challenges in managing its Microsoft Azure costs and lacked the transparency needed for data-driven decisions. They partnered with vendor SHI International Corp. to develop a FinOps practice to better manage their cloud environment and educate their internal team.

SHI implemented a solution providing continuous analysis, strategic purchases of Azure reserved instances and savings plans, and regular delivery reports. This resulted in a 70% reduction in compute costs and identified $170K in monthly savings. SHI's work improved overall efficiency and customer satisfaction by optimizing idle resources and creating a streamlined framework for stakeholder coordination.