Overspending on AWS
Idle instances, oversizing and data-transfer waste inflate the bill without adding value.
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AWS Consulting
Specialist AWS architecture, optimisation and delivery — so you get more performance and resilience from AWS while spending less to run it.
This service helps organizations implement, extend or customize the GrowthFlowIQ platform. Governed, auditable and connected to the systems you already run.
Overview
What AWS Consulting means for your business
AWS gives you an enormous toolkit, but that breadth is a double-edged sword: it is just as easy to build something expensive and fragile as it is to build something lean and resilient. The difference is expertise. We help you use AWS the way it is meant to be used.
From serverless applications to production workloads on EC2 and containers, we design, secure and optimise AWS environments that perform under load and stay affordable. If your bill is climbing or your architecture is creaking, we bring it back under control.
At a glance
30–50%
Typical AWS spend reclaimed
Serverless
First, where it fits
IAM
Least-privilege by default
Terraform
Everything as code
AWS consulting is focused, provider-specific expertise for teams building on Amazon Web Services. We work hands-on across the services that matter for modern applications and AI workloads: Lambda for event-driven serverless compute, EC2 and Auto Scaling for traditional workloads, S3 for durable storage, IAM for identity and least-privilege access, ALB for load balancing, plus the networking, monitoring and data services around them. Our work falls into three areas. First, architecture: we design AWS environments using the Well-Architected Framework so they are secure, reliable, performant and cost-aware from the start — favouring serverless and managed services where they reduce operational burden, and right-sizing where dedicated capacity makes sense. Second, optimisation: for teams already on AWS, we audit the account for the common sources of overspend and risk — idle instances, unattached storage, oversized resources, inefficient data transfer, over-broad IAM permissions — and remediate them, typically cutting cost while improving security and resilience. Third, delivery: we build and deploy the workloads themselves, wiring up CI/CD, infrastructure-as-code with tools like Terraform, and observability so releases are safe and the environment is maintainable. Whether you are launching something new on AWS, scaling a workload that has outgrown its setup, or bringing a runaway account back under control, we bring the depth to do it properly and leave you with an environment your own team can confidently run.
AWS offers an enormous toolkit, and that breadth is a double-edged sword: it is just as easy to build something expensive and fragile as it is to build something lean and resilient. Specialist, hands-on expertise is what makes the difference — using serverless and managed services where they reduce operational burden, right-sizing where dedicated capacity makes sense, and hardening security by default.
For teams already on AWS, a meaningful share of the bill is usually recoverable waste — idle instances, unattached storage, oversized resources, inefficient data transfer and over-broad IAM permissions. We audit for these, remediate carefully in the right order, and leave you an environment your own team can confidently run, version-controlled through infrastructure-as-code.
The business case
The challenges aws consulting solves
The manual work and limitations that quietly cost your business time, money and momentum — and the opportunity to remove them.
Over-broad IAM access
Permissions granted too widely create security risk and complicate compliance reviews.
Workloads that buckle
Architectures that were fine at launch struggle under real traffic and growth.
Manual, fragile deployments
Hand-managed infrastructure drifts and makes every change risky and slow.
Capabilities
What we deliver
The building blocks of our aws consulting practice — combined and tailored to your business.
Well-architected design
AWS environments designed for security, reliability, performance and cost from day one.
Serverless & Lambda
Event-driven, serverless architectures that scale to zero and keep operational overhead low.
Cost optimisation
Audit and remediate idle resources, oversizing and data-transfer waste to cut your AWS bill.
IAM & security
Least-privilege access, encryption and hardened configuration across your AWS account.
Compute & storage
Right-sized EC2, containers, Auto Scaling and S3 storage designed around your real workloads.
CI/CD & IaC
Repeatable deployments with pipelines and Terraform so your AWS estate is version-controlled.
How we deliver
A clear path from idea to impact
Account review
We audit your AWS account for cost, security and reliability gaps and quantify the opportunity.
Design or remediate
We design the target architecture or a prioritised remediation plan, quick wins first.
Build & deploy
We implement using IaC and CI/CD so everything is repeatable, secure and version-controlled.
Optimise & hand over
We set up monitoring and cost visibility and leave your team a documented, maintainable estate.
Use cases
Where it delivers
- Design a serverless backend on Lambda, API Gateway and DynamoDB for a new product.
- Cut an AWS bill by auditing and remediating idle and oversized resources.
- Harden IAM and account security ahead of a compliance review.
- Move a workload to Auto Scaling and containers so it survives traffic spikes.
Not sure where to start?
Book a free assessment and we will identify the single highest-return place to begin — and the results to expect.
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Business outcomes
Expected ROI and typical timeline
Return on investment
AWS optimisation commonly reclaims a substantial portion of spend while improving reliability and security in the same pass. Add version-controlled, repeatable infrastructure and safer deployments, and the return is both lower run-cost and lower operational risk.
Typical project timeline
An AWS account review quantifying cost, security and reliability opportunities is typically delivered in two to three weeks. Remediation and build work follow in prioritised waves, implemented with infrastructure-as-code and CI/CD so everything is repeatable.
Industries served
Where we apply this
A capability across your whole stack
This service is part of our wider automation, integration and cloud practice — so what we build connects cleanly to the rest of your operations.
View all servicesBest practices
Implementing aws consulting well
What separates automation that lasts from a stalled proof of concept — the practices, trade-offs and safeguards we bring to every engagement.
Best practices
Review the account for cost, security and reliability, remediate carefully in the right order, and codify with IaC.
Common mistakes to avoid
Oversizing resources, leaving idle infrastructure running, and granting IAM permissions far too broadly.
Technology selection
Use Lambda and managed services for spiky workloads, and reserve dedicated compute for steady, predictable load.
Deployment & delivery
Wire up CI/CD and observability so deployments are safe and the estate stays maintainable.
Security considerations
Apply least-privilege IAM, encryption and account hardening, verified before scaling.
Future scalability
Version-control everything as Terraform so the environment scales predictably and changes are repeatable.
Questions
AWS Consulting — frequently asked questions
Clear answers to the questions business leaders ask most before getting started.
AWS is a core strength, but we are pragmatic. If part of your stack is better served elsewhere, we will say so. Most of our AWS clients simply want deep, hands-on expertise for the platform they have already chosen.
It varies, but a meaningful share of most AWS bills is recoverable waste. We quantify the specific opportunity in your account during the review before you commit to anything.
Both. We are happy to deliver hands-on — architecting, building and deploying — or to advise and enable your internal team. Most engagements are a mix.
We change things carefully, in the right order, with testing and rollback paths. Cost optimisation done well usually improves reliability and security rather than threatening them.
Yes. Hosting models, building retrieval systems and running AI automation on AWS is a natural fit with our automation practice, and we architect those workloads for cost and performance specifically.
We change things carefully, in the right order, with testing and rollback paths. Cost optimisation done well usually improves reliability and security rather than threatening them.
Yes. Hosting models, building retrieval systems and running AI automation on AWS pairs naturally with our automation practice, architected for cost and performance.
The services that matter for modern and AI workloads — Lambda, EC2 and Auto Scaling, S3, IAM, ALB and API Gateway, plus the networking, monitoring and data services around them.
Yes. We implement with tools like Terraform and CI/CD pipelines so your AWS estate is version-controlled, repeatable and maintainable.
An account review is typically delivered in two to three weeks, with quick-win remediations often beginning immediately afterwards.
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