COST SAVINGS Custom Report (Systems Architect Now! AWS consulting)
Personalized cost optimization of your cloud platform/investment with the "Systems Architect Now! COST SAVINGS Report (AWS)" package.
Chris St. John, creator of Cut Cloud Costs! and the Cloud Audit series of best practices guides, will personally lead an in-depth analysis of your team's current cloud infrastructure, with a focus on current and future COST SAVINGS.
"My obsession is cutting your cloud costs. You will be on a path to a vibrant COST SAVINGS CULTURE and COST CONTROL INFRASTRUCTURE, which will help prevent serious problems in the future." Chris St. John founder/chief architect SystemsArchitect.io, Cut Cloud Costs!
The report will present a Cost Control Infrastructure analysis. Then, it will do a deep dive into strategically audits your resources to cut waste, promote cost-efficient growth and AVOID EXTRA COSTS.
This comprehensive solution delivers a CURRENT ASSESSMENT and a FUTURE ROADMAP to cloud cost optimization, tailored specifically to your organization's unique needs and challenges.
If you have questions, email to: systemsarchitectio at gmail.com
Benefits to your team:
- Find/Fix Current Problems: Get a fresh perspective on finding problems and fixing them to lower your costs.
- Team Focus on Lowering Costs: It's valuable to get the team focusing on lowering costs. Discussions and a customized presentation on your situation will increase cost-awareness, leading to cost savings.
- Cost Savings Fixes/Tips: Start saving money right away by implementing the recommended cost saving tips for problems uncovered. In most cases, cost savings will more than pay for this package.
- Training & guidance: Many teams lack awareness of cost savings measures - our discussions, reports and presentation will give them more knowledge which will help for months and years of new projects.
- Support/Followup: Support is included and there is ongoing discounts, special access and our Cost Optimization and Best Practice checklist PDFs
"You will have a strong ally supporting your organization -- underscoring a serious commitment and pride in cost savings and efficiency." Chris St. John founder/chief architect SystemsArchitect.io, Cut Cloud Costs!
You will receive:
- Getting Started PDF (access after payment) and email with next steps, and, within 24 hours, unlock CODE of 10 licensed copies of Cut Costs Now! for the team (~$300 value, more on that below)
- Custom Cost Savings Assessment (~40+ pages, varies by team/project) analyzing where your organization currently stands. We will look at your readiness for cost control and current services according to research, discussion and team/leadership surveys.
- Custom Future Cost Control Roadmap (~40+ pages, varies by projects) with customized cost fixes and implementation tips customized for your team. Depending on your team's current status and size of the projects, focus can be on either (or both) fixing current problems or setting up future controls.
- Private chats/discussions (2-3, 30 minute ) with leadership and tech team members, as required. (1) a chat between Chris St. John and leadership on the scope, goals, current cost control status and receivables of the report (2) Discussions with team members detailing current cost control infrastructure and perceived issues.
- Two 50 minute Zoom/Video presentations with Q&As of the final report summary for (1) leadership and (2) the team.
- Four 30 minute FOLLOWUP support consultations as needed, and scheduled (video, or replies/research to emailed questions).
- 10 licensed PDFs of Cut Costs Now! are included. (approx. ~$300 USD value) so our flagship cost control book, Cut Costs Now! can be shared with 10 individual team members. They can keep individual access to updates for future growth.
- 5 licensed PDFs of Cloud Audit: AWS Essentials (~$150 value)
- 4 surveys with results - (1) Leadership survey and (2) Team survey to understand the current Cost Control Culture Infrastructure, (3) Engineer Survey to understand the infrastructure. (4) Followup Leadership Satisfaction Survey
- Access to Additional Discounted Support package (beyond the included support noted above) at 25% off discount code. (savings of $25/hr)
We will focus on up to three of your key projects (smaller ones, or one large one).
note: We can dive deeper into 1-2 apps if preferred. If there more resources or very large projects, we can discuss options at a fair rate. A small app has 10 or less key resources and are without extensive DevOps complexities. A larger app has more resources and may have increased DevOps like Kubernetes and a large amount of instances/containers.
If you have questions, email to: systemsarchitectio at gmail.com
We'll analyze your AWS service stack, identifying opportunities for optimization and cost reduction that you might have overlooked.
- But we don't stop at just pointing out areas for improvement—we provide actionable, best-practice recommendations that can be implemented immediately to start saving you money.
The cornerstone of this package is our customized reports, which distills complex cloud finance into clear, actionable insights. This is complemented by a focused 45-minute presentation, where our experts will walk your team through the findings, answer questions, and help you prioritize next steps.
- At just $649 (reduced from $1299), this package offers an unparalleled return on investment, potentially saving you thousands in unnecessary cloud expenses.
Don't let cloud costs hold you back—let us help you transform your cloud spending from a burden into a strategic advantage.
Here’s the updated breakdown if the hourly rate set to $125/hr (a typical senior architect hourly rate):
Estimated Value of the COST SAVINGS Package
- 10 licensed copies of Cut Costs Now!: $300 USD value
- 5 licensed copies of Cloud Audit: AWS Essentials: $150 USD value
- Custom Cost Savings Assessment (20 hours@$125/hr US senior cloud architect rate - time it would take an employee not normally tasked with cost optimization): $2,500 USD value
- Custom Future Cost Control Roadmap (25 hours@$125/hr US senior cloud architect rate - time it would take an employee not normally tasked with cost optimization)): $3,125 USD value
- Private 1-on-1 discussions: $187.50 USD value
- Two Zoom presentations: $212.50 USD value
- Four follow-up consultations: $250 USD value
- Surveys and data collection: $375-500 USD value
- Ongoing support access discount: $125 USD value
Grand Total Estimated Value:
$7,225 - $7,350 USD value based on typical senior architect rate.
Your Cost:
$699 USD
Timeline for After Purchase
It typically takes a 2-3 weeks for completion of the reports/presentations after payment and receiving your docs, unless you wish to wait for scheduling, or there are delays in receiving information/surveys about your infrastructure from your team.
If you have questions, email to: systemsarchitectio at gmail.com
(time from purchase)
1. Payment for the Package
+1 hour - On payment you will receive an email reply and access to the Getting Started guide.
+1 day - You will receive your team's unlock CODE for access to the Cut Cloud Costs PDF and Cloud Audit PDFs.
+1-2 days - WELCOME - You will receive a personal welcome email from Chris St. John with an introduction, confirmation of scheduling availability for private leadership kickoff call/video.
2. When ready to continue, schedule KICKOFF.
At this point we will work together to schedule according to your convenience.
Your package can be used in up to a 1 year so there is no hurry. We do ask for at least 1 week advance notice to schedule meetings/presentations, and 1 additional week for research analysis after surveys/docs received.
3. Leadership KICKOFF & RESEARCH
0 - We'll discuss with Leadership/Management upcoming timeline and schedule as related below. The timing below is typical but could vary based on your schedule, when info is sent to us, and your team's availability.
(time est. from leadership kickoff call)
+1-2 days - Surveys sent out to team.
+1 week - Surveys complete
+1-2 weeks - Contact team members/leads to gather technical research for about the infrastructure for assessment,
+2-3 weeks (from kickoff) - writing, delivering reports and presentation.
4. Final Presentation/Report Delivery
(time est. from leadership kickoff call)
+1-2 weeks - Schedule final presentations
+2-3 weeks - Final reports shared and Presentations
Asks for the Leadership/Team:
Our analysis requires some info from you, so we can customize our report to your team, company and projects.
There is a minimum of 1 week notice prior to schedulng initial discussion/research KICKOFF, and additional 1 week min. for research/analysis after info is received.
Final report/presentation is possible between 2-4 weeks of payment, though you can wait if you wish. The package is valid up to 1 year from payment, so you do not need to use it right away.
- The more info we have on your infrastructure, the better and more detailed the analysis. Ideally we can get infrastructure templates, if your team is using Terraform, CloudFormation or similar tools. If not, then detailed documentation on your stack and settings.
- Send any more documentation regarding current cost problems.
- Meet-Greet video call with leadership, contact/role info and how to schedule.
- Fill out the Leadership, Team and Engineering surveys.
FAQs - Frequently Asked Questions?
Can I contact you to ask some questions about it?
Sure! Email to: systemsarchitectio at gmail.com
Can't I just have my team do this?
We have experience diving deeper into cost issues than most engineers. In fact, your devs can level up with our report.
We're experts dedicated to cutting your costs, author of Cut Cloud Costs! (850+ pages of cost savings measures). So we have a substantial arsenal of tips, processes and experience to make this a success for you!
Also, this allows your team to focus on other priorities. Cost analysis is a specialized task-- most engineers focus on performance, security and reliability, and do not have the same cost optimization expertise we bring to your project.
Is this expensive?
No, "expensive" is not fixing all your extra high-cost issues!
This is heavily discounted-- the normal rate for an experienced Cloud Architect and Engineer fixing cost problems is over $125/hr (more for many consultants).
You are paying for less than 2 days worth of normal cloud engineer salary (avg. senior dev salary) to get all the benefits listed and leverage all our knowledge -- that's an amazing deal!!
Also, our hope if all goes as planned is to reduce your costs, so you will have additional ongoing savings.
How does payment work?
You pay 50% upfront and the next 50% when the report is delivered.
You can pay with the "majority of credit cards and PayPal."
Can I contact you regularly to get status updates?
We are available, and that should not be a problem. Technical support is include with 4 followup consultations - but, normal contact to discuss the collection of surveys and report resources is also extra contact we can have. We are available mostly with email, chat and the occasional phone call/meeting as necessary.
So do you offer other Cloud Consulting services if I need more?
Definitely! We look forward to an ongoing projects at any level regardless of your needs.