Budgets - Cost Optimization Assessment

Red Oak Strategic’s Cost Optimization Assessment helps organizations bring financial discipline to their AWS environments through intelligent automation, tagging strategies, and architecture-level optimization.

As an AWS Advanced Tier Partner with the Data Analytics Specialty, Red Oak uses AWS-native tooling to deliver actionable recommendations that improve visibility, reduce waste, and control spend across distributed teams and accounts.

Our structured assessment includes:

• Comprehensive Environment Analysis: Deep dive into current AWS usage across EC2, RDS, Lambda, and S3 to uncover inefficiencies and over-provisioning.

• Data-Driven Cost Modeling: Use AWS Cost Explorer, CloudWatch metrics, and Cost Anomaly Detection to benchmark trends and forecast future spend.

• Rightsizing and Resource Optimization: Implement automated scaling and scheduling with Compute Optimizer and Instance Scheduler to reduce idle time and save up to 40%.

• Governance and Budget Automation: Configure AWS Budgets, Service Control Policies (SCPs), and tagging enforcement to align costs with business units and regulatory requirements.

• Roadmap: Deliver a prioritized action plan for short-term savings and long-term financial governance, complete with architecture recommendations and next-step implementation guidance.

The result: a cost-efficient, compliant AWS environment that balances agility with accountability, helping organizations reinvest savings into innovation and analytics growth.