IJYI Ltd

EcoSmart Cloud Cost Optimisation Assessment of Azure & AWS Spend

Offering both a one-off and a subscription-based service, we provide cloud cost optimisation. Using the AWS and Azure Well-Architected Frameworks to benchmark against excellence, we utilise bespoke scripts and expertise to analyse environments, identify dormant resources and overutilised instances, delivering actionable insights to enhance efficiency and reduce unnecessary cloud spend.

Features

• Benchmarking with AWS and Azure Well-Architected Frameworks ensures top standards.
• Bespoke scripts rapidly pinpoint cost inefficiencies in cloud setups.
• Identification of dormant resources to cut unnecessary expenses.
• Analysis of over utilised instances for optimal resource allocation.
• Custom report that details potential savings and efficiency improvements.
• Subscription or one-off engagements to suit different needs.
• Proactive cost management strategies tailored to specific cloud architectures.
• Regular updates to adapt to changing cloud pricing models.
• Enabling greener, cloud sustainability practices, contributing to a healthier planet.
• Guidance to monitor, control, and predict future cloud spending.

Benefits

• Maximise cost savings with strategic resource management.
• Streamline operations by aligning cloud resources with actual needs.
• Regular reviews via subscription service to keep spending efficient.
• Custom optimisation strategies enhance cloud investment value.
• Increase financial transparency and predictability in cloud costs.
• Adaptable plans for ongoing improvements or targeted reviews.
• Leverage expert insights for smarter cloud financial governance.
• Reduce risk of overspending through rigorous analysis.
• Empower decision-makers with detailed financial data.
• Align cloud spending with business goals for better ROI.

£3,000 a unit

Service documents

• Pricing document

  PDF

• Service definition document

  PDF

• Terms and conditions

  PDF

Request an accessible format

If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need versions of these documents in a more accessible format, email the supplier at kevin.linsell@ijyi.com. Tell them what format you need. It will help if you say what assistive technology you use.

Framework

G-Cloud 14

Service ID

320733526728130

Contact

Kevin Linsell
01473 558748
kevin.linsell@ijyi.com

Planning

• Planning service: Yes
• How the planning service works: Our planning process is designed to align with your business objectives and cloud strategy. We start by understanding your current cloud infrastructure and expenditure patterns. This initial assessment is crucial for setting the scope and goals for the optimisation project. We use the AWS and Azure Well-Architected Frameworks to establish a benchmark for excellence, focusing on the cost optimisation pillar to ensure your cloud resources are efficiently utilised. Our bespoke scripts then perform a detailed analysis of your environment, identifying dormant resources and over utilised instances that could be optimised for better cost efficiency. We engage with your team to prioritise actions based on potential savings and business impact, planning a series of iterative reviews and adjustments to maintain optimal performance and cost. This ongoing cycle ensures that as your cloud usage evolves, your spending remains aligned with industry best practices and your organisational needs.
• Planning service works with specific services: No

Training

• Training service provided: Yes
• How the training service works: Our cost optimisation awareness training component provides your team with the knowledge to maintain cost-efficient cloud infrastructures. We offer sessions on the use of cost management tools, understanding cloud billing reports, and implementing best practices for resource utilisation. This ensures that your staff can continue to identify cost-saving measures, maintain efficient cloud operations, and comprehend the financial implications of their cloud usage decisions.
• Training is tied to specific services: No

Setup and migration

• Setup or migration service available: Yes
• How the setup or migration service works: While traditional setup and migration may not be a central element of a FinOps service, our initial setup involves integrating our tools and methodologies with your existing cloud infrastructure. This integration allows for seamless analysis and monitoring of your resource usage and expenditure. We configure our bespoke scripts to tailor the analysis specifically to your cloud environment, ensuring that the appropriate configuration points are captured and analysed. We provide guidelines on implementing changes and adopting new practices that can lead to sustained cost reduction and enhanced cloud performance.
• Setup or migration service is for specific cloud services: No

Quality assurance and performance testing

• Quality assurance and performance testing service: Yes
• How the quality assurance and performance testing works: Quality assurance in cloud cost optimisation involves verifying that all financial governance and cost management practices are up to standard and meet your business requirements. Our performance testing focuses on the effectiveness of the implemented optimisation strategies, ensuring they deliver the expected cost savings without compromising service delivery or performance. Where appropriate and feasible, we conduct simulations to test the resilience of your cloud setup under different financial scenarios, providing a clear picture of how changes will affect both costs and operations. This approach helps in identifying any potential issues early, ensuring that adjustments can be made efficiently to optimise spending continuously.; While security testing traditionally focuses on vulnerability and risk, in the context of FinOps, we ensure that all cost optimisation practices adhere to the highest security standards to protect sensitive financial data and operational integrity.

Security testing

• Security services: Yes
• Security services type:
  • Security strategy
  • Security risk management
  • Security design
  • Cyber security consultancy
  • Security testing
• Certified security testers: Yes
• Security testing certifications: Other
• Other security testing certifications:
  • CompTIA Certified Penetration Test+
  • CompTIA Certified Network Vulnerability Assessment Professional
  • CompTIA Certified Advanced Security Practitioner
  • CompTIA Certified Secure Infrastructure Expert
  • CompTIA Certified Security Analytics Expert
  • CompTIA Certified Cyber Security Analyst
  • CompTIA Certified Security+ Professional
  • Certificate of Cloud Security Knowledge V4 (CCSK)

Ongoing support

• Ongoing support service: Yes
• Types of service supported:
  • Buyer hosting or software
  • Hosting or software provided by your organisation
  • Hosting or software provided by a third-party organisation
• How the support service works: At IJYI, we understand the importance of managing cloud costs effectively. Our ongoing support provides regular assessments to ensure your cloud spending remains optimised. Through our subscription service, we routinely analyse your cloud infrastructure, finding areas to reduce costs without compromising on performance.; ; Our commitment involves working closely with your team, offering insights that align with your changing business needs and contributing to your financial planning in the cloud.; ; We offer flexible support options, from comprehensive oversight to a tailored 'insurance policy' service. We aim to adapt our support to your evolving strategy, gradually reducing as you become more proficient in managing your cloud finances.

Service scope

• Service constraints: Our Cloud Cost Optimisation service focuses strictly on financial optimisation within the parameters of the existing cloud infrastructure. The scope is limited to areas where actual cost savings can be directly influenced through resource management and operational adjustments. We do not cover aspects unrelated to direct cloud costs, such as offline data management or non-cloud IT expenditures. The effectiveness of our recommendations relies heavily on the client’s willingness to implement suggested changes and to provide accurate and comprehensive access to their cloud usage data.

User support

• Email or online ticketing support: Yes, at extra cost
• Support response times: This would be dependent on the client requirements and agreed ‘response’ service level agreement (SLA). We operate a number of different bespoke SLA models across our client base, starting at 30 minutes
• User can manage status and priority of support tickets: Yes
• Online ticketing support accessibility: None or don’t know
• Phone support: Yes
• Phone support availability: 9 to 5 (UK time), Monday to Friday
• Web chat support: No
• Support levels: 1st line support for end users at extra cost. 2nd & 3rd Line support is part of our standard support offering.; This would be dependent on the client requirements and agreed ‘response’ service level agreement (SLA). We operate a number of different bespoke SLA models across our client base.

Resellers

• Supplier type: Not a reseller

Staff security

• Staff security clearance: Other security clearance
• Government security clearance: Up to Security Clearance (SC)

Standards and certifications

• ISO/IEC 27001 certification: No
• ISO 28000:2007 certification: No
• CSA STAR certification: No
• PCI certification: No
• Cyber essentials: Yes
• Cyber essentials plus: No
• Other security certifications: No

Social Value

• Social Value:

  Social Value

  • Fighting climate change
  • Covid-19 recovery
  • Tackling economic inequality
  • Equal opportunity
  • Wellbeing

  Fighting climate change

  Our team work extensively from home thus reducing the environmental impact of commuting.; All our solutions are cloud based therefore enabling the cloud providers to concentrate on effective power, heating and cooling at a scale that we could not.; We have extended the refresh period of our computing equipment to reduce landfill and waste.

  Covid-19 recovery

  As a result of COVID-I9 we have changed our business working pattern completely. All staff now work remote for the majority of their time, using our re-designed office facilities when their personal or business needs require. ; This has enabled improved social distancing, reduced travel and also improved wellbeing of our staff. Additional benefit is casting a wider geographical net for staff.; We also encourage part time working, including fitting around childcare and education.

  Tackling economic inequality

  Our business is growing and we are creating career opportunities in the East of England. We have employment options across a range of areas:; - School Hours contracts to enable parents/carers to return to work; - Flexible Study Contracts that has enabled mature students to continue to work in our sector whilst studying degree/PHD level; - General part-time work.; Approx. 30% of our staff (including CEO) now work part-time patterns.; ; In 2023 we restarting our Apprenticeship Programme in partnership with our local council and a local training provider. ; ; We continue to nurture early career progression through our work experience programme and as an Industry Partner with Suffolk New College and the University of Suffolk.

  Equal opportunity

  Everyone has a development pathway looking to facilitate career progression. We invest time and money in training, development and opportunities for self improvement. Our IJYI Innovators initiative gives individuals the opportunity to work on personal interest projects either lone or in a small team. This ensures everyone, at all levels, can collaborate and drive personal improvement.

  Wellbeing

  Wellbeing is vital here at IJYI. We have an open approach to discussing everything and anything. We are flexible with our life-work balance and keen to support everyone through any challenges they may face.; Every employee has a private personal health benefit which includes the ability to speak to professionals around their health and wellbeing.; We have recently put all staff through a Mental Health Toolkit training course provided by Suffolk MIND.; Our team is actively involved in volunteering activities with local charities. Time is freely given both from work and personal time.

Pricing

• Price: £3,000 a unit
• Discount for educational organisations: No

Service documents

• Pricing document

  PDF

• Service definition document

  PDF

• Terms and conditions

  PDF

Request an accessible format

If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need versions of these documents in a more accessible format, email the supplier at kevin.linsell@ijyi.com. Tell them what format you need. It will help if you say what assistive technology you use.