Reducing a Financial Services Firm's IT Costs by 50%

The company had accumulated 59 servers across AWS with overlapping services and redundant resources.

Operating expenses exceeded $60,000 per month — and climbing.

Multiple attack surfaces increased their exposure to ransomware and data breaches.

We conducted a full infrastructure audit, analyzing every server to identify duplication and underutilization.

We centralized storage and streamlined backup processes, eliminating unnecessary data redundancy.

We executed a phased migration — reducing the server count while maintaining zero downtime throughout.

We deployed endpoint detection and response tools with 24/7 monitoring to harden their security posture.

Server count dropped from 59 to 7 — an 88% reduction.

Monthly AWS costs cut from $60,000+ to $30,000+ — saving over $360,000 annually.

Backup effort and complexity significantly reduced.

Security risk dramatically lowered with modern monitoring and fewer attack surfaces.