Business Compass LLC - AWSFinOps Cost Optimization Consulting

Business Compass LLC is an AWS Advanced Consulting Partner with 50+ AWS Certifications and APN Certification Distinction. Our team holds AWS Solutions Architect Professional, Network Specialty, ML Specialty, and Data Engineer certifications - ensuring deep technical expertise across every layer of your AWS environment.

We help organizations reduce AWS cloud spend through structuredFinOps engagements that combine automated tooling, architectural best practices, and governance frameworks aligned to the AWS Well-Architected Framework.

This engagement is designed for mid-market and enterprise organizations running complex AWS environments who need to:

• Gain visibility into cloud spend across multiple accounts
• Identify and eliminate waste from over-provisioned resources
• EstablishFinOps governance and forecasting practices
• Optimize workloads in regulated industries (Healthcare, Financial Services, Media, Public Sector)

Phase 1 - Discovery and Assessment

• Review of your AWS Cost Explorer, Trusted Advisor, and Compute Optimizer data
• Analysis of current Reserved Instance and Savings Plans coverage
• Identification of rightsizing opportunities across EC2, RDS, and other compute services
• Deliverable: Comprehensive Cost Analysis Report with prioritized savings recommendations

Phase 2 - Optimization Roadmap

• Architecture review aligned to AWS Well-Architected cost optimization pillar
• Recommendations for Graviton migration, spot instance adoption, and storage tiering
• Budget and forecasting model using AWS Budgets and custom dashboards via QuickSight
• Deliverable: Actionable Optimization Roadmap with projected savings by initiative

Phase 3 - Implementation and Governance

• Hands-on implementation of approved optimization changes
• Configuration of automated alerts, budget thresholds, and tagging policies
• Knowledge transfer and documentation for ongoing FinOps practices
• Deliverable: Implemented changes, runbooks, and governance framework documentation

A healthcare organization running HIPAA-compliant workloads across 12 AWS accounts engaged Business Compass LLC to reduce monthly compute spend. Our assessment identified over-provisioned EC2 instances, underutilized RDS databases, and missing Reserved Instance coverage. After implementing rightsizing recommendations and migrating eligible workloads to Graviton-based instances, the organization achieved measurable monthly savings while maintaining full compliance posture.

• AWS Cost Explorer and AWS Budgets for spend visibility
• AWS Trusted Advisor and Compute Optimizer for rightsizing analysis
• AWS QuickSight for custom cost dashboards
• AWS Graviton for compute cost reduction
• AWS Lambda and API Gateway for automation workflows

We operate under least-privilege IAM principles, using temporary credentials and cross-account roles scoped only to billing and usage data. No customer data is exported or stored outside your AWS environment. Our team has experience with HIPAA, PCI DSS, NIST 800, and SOC 2 compliance requirements, ensuring our engagement practices align with your regulatory obligations.

• Active AWS account(s) with billing access enabled
• Ability to grant read-only IAM role access for cost and usage analysis
• Designated stakeholder availability for discovery sessions
• Scope covers AWS environments only (multi-cloud optimization is excluded)

Engage Business Compass LLC to transform your AWS cost management from reactive bill-paying into a proactive FinOps discipline that delivers continuous savings.