{"id":5295,"date":"2026-03-17T07:01:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T07:01:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leonys.cloud\/blog\/cloud-cost-optimization-levers-priorities-and-roi\/"},"modified":"2026-05-20T08:51:31","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T08:51:31","slug":"cloud-cost-optimization-roi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leonys.cloud\/en\/blog\/cloud-cost-optimization-roi\/","title":{"rendered":"Cloud cost optimization: levers, priorities, and ROI"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5295\" class=\"elementor elementor-5295 elementor-3653\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d932ed4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d932ed4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6be3e8c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6be3e8c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;sticky&quot;:&quot;top&quot;,&quot;sticky_on&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;laptop&quot;,&quot;tablet_extra&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;],&quot;sticky_offset&quot;:20,&quot;sticky_parent&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;sticky_effects_offset&quot;:0,&quot;sticky_anchor_link_offset&quot;:0}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b2ce48 e-con-full elementor-hidden-tablet_extra elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9b2ce48\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e11ce6d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e11ce6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Summary<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9006592 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"9006592\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\">    <nav class=\"blog-nav\">\n        <ul id=\"blog-nav-list\"><\/ul>\n    <\/nav>\n\n    <script>\n        document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function () {\n            var h2s     = document.querySelectorAll('.blog-content h2');\n            var navList = document.getElementById('blog-nav-list');\n\n            if ( ! navList || ! h2s.length ) return;\n\n            h2s.forEach(function (h2, index) {\n                var sectionId = 'section' + (index + 1);\n                h2.setAttribute('id', sectionId);\n\n                var li = document.createElement('li');\n                var a  = document.createElement('a');\n                a.href        = '#' + sectionId;\n                a.textContent = h2.textContent;\n\n                li.appendChild(a);\n                navList.appendChild(li);\n            });\n\n            \/\/ Active state via IntersectionObserver\n            var navLinks    = navList.querySelectorAll('a');\n            var isScrolling = false;\n            var scrollTimer = null;\n\n            var observer = new IntersectionObserver(function (entries) {\n                if ( isScrolling ) return;\n\n                entries.forEach(function (entry) {\n                    if ( entry.isIntersecting ) {\n                        navLinks.forEach(function (link) {\n                            link.classList.remove('active');\n                        });\n                        var activeLink = navList.querySelector('a[href=\"#' + entry.target.id + '\"]');\n                        if ( activeLink ) {\n                            activeLink.classList.add('active');\n                        }\n                    }\n                });\n            }, {\n                rootMargin: '0px 0px -70% 0px',\n                threshold: 0\n            });\n\n            h2s.forEach(function (h2) {\n                observer.observe(h2);\n            });\n\n            \/\/ On click: set active immediately and pause observer until scroll settles\n            navLinks.forEach(function (link) {\n                link.addEventListener('click', function () {\n                    navLinks.forEach(function (l) { l.classList.remove('active'); 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Why? Because \u201creducing cloud costs\u201d is not a one time action. It is a combination of technical and organizational levers that need to be activated in the right order, with rigorous <strong>ROI <\/strong>measurement.  <\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The goal of this article is simple: give you an<strong> actionable overview<\/strong> of the main optimization levers such as compute, storage, data transfer, commitments, and operational hygiene, while providing a practical framework to <strong>prioritize by impact: <\/strong>what to tackle first, what to avoid, and what level of savings to expect.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Looking for a practical, field driven approach? Perfect. No theory here. We are talking about savings <strong>opportunities, risks, execution order, and measurable metrics.<\/strong>  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a657388 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a657388\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebc3f18 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ebc3f18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Before getting started: optimize, yes\u2026 but optimize what exactly?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7788a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e7788a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A cloud bill typically increases for three main reasons:<\/p><ol><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">your <strong>usage <\/strong>increases, with more customers, more traffic, or higher platform activity<\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">your <strong>architecture <\/strong>or configuration <strong>settings <\/strong>are inefficient, creating unnecessary waste<\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">you are paying standard on demand pricing due to a lack of commitments and governance<\/li><\/ol><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cloud cost optimization is about separating normal business growth from <strong>waste <\/strong>and u<strong>nmanaged technical decisions.<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>The 3 categories of optimization levers<\/strong><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hygiene and waste: orphaned resources, non production environments, and overprovisioning.<\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Technical efficiency: architecture, scaling, databases, and Kubernetes.<\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Purchasing model: <\/strong>commitments such as Reserved Instances and Savings Plans, contracts, and negotiated discounts.<\/li><\/ul><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most organizations achieve faster results by starting with operational <strong>hygiene and rightsizing<\/strong>, then securing <strong>commitments <\/strong>on a stabilized baseline before moving on to heavier architecture refactoring initiatives.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-391aa30 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"391aa30\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47e8c6b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"47e8c6b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10730e7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"10730e7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-346ec23 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"346ec23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Good to know<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b803dfa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b803dfa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">The biggest cloud savings do not always come from complex architecture redesigns. Operational <strong>hygiene<\/strong>, <strong>rightsizing<\/strong>, and <strong>shutting down<\/strong> non production environments often generate the fastest ROI.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">The right approach is to prioritize each optimization lever using three simple criteria: <strong>financial impact<\/strong>, <strong>implementation effort,<\/strong> and <strong>level of risk.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c82b30 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0c82b30\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8826fd6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8826fd6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Compute: where most of the ROI is hidden<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57d6526 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"57d6526\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Compute resources such as virtual machines, containers, serverless workloads, and managed databases often represent the largest share of the cloud bill, making them the biggest source of ROI opportunities.<\/p><h3><strong>1) Rightsizing: the most profitable method, when applied with discipline<\/strong><\/h3><p>The <em>cloud instance rightsizing <\/em>method consists of reducing oversized instances or switching to a more suitable instance family based on actual usage data.<\/p><p><strong>How to do it properly:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>target the top 10 or top 20 most expensive resources<\/li><li>analyze 14 to 30 days of metrics including CPU, memory, I\/O, and network usage<\/li><li>apply a safe change such as reducing the instance by one size level, then test, monitor, and keep rollback capabilities available<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Things to monitor:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>CPU usage alone is not enough. Many applications are constrained by memory usage or I\/O performance instead<\/li><li>traffic spikes: be careful with burst workloads such as batch processing jobs or sudden traffic peaks<\/li><\/ul><p>Typical quick win: 10% to 30% savings on a targeted scope, sometimes even more when the environment has historically lacked governance or optimization.<\/p><h3><strong>2) Autoscaling, but not blindly<\/strong><\/h3><p>Autoscaling and rightsizing are complementary approaches:<\/p><ul><li>rightsizing ensures the right \u201caverage\u201d resource size<\/li><li>autoscaling adapts resources to traffic spikes and workload peaks<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>A good practice <\/strong>is to define clear objectives such as latency and throughput targets, along with minimum and maximum scaling limits to avoid uncontrolled cost increases.<\/p><h3><strong>3) Spot and preemptible instances: significant savings, but not suitable for every workload<\/strong><\/h3><p>Spot instances on AWS, Spot VMs on Azure, and Preemptible instances on GCP can significantly reduce costs for:<br\/><\/p><ul><li>batch processing, CI\/CD pipelines, data jobs, rendering workloads, and stateless workers<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>However<\/strong>, you must be able to handle interruptions through retry mechanisms, queues, and stateless architectures.<br\/><\/p><h3><strong>4) Kubernetes: a cloud cost black hole when left unmanaged<\/strong><\/h3><p><em>Kubernetes cost optimization <\/em>is a topic on its own. The most common pitfalls include: <\/p><ul><li>oversized nodes<\/li><li>poorly configured requests and limits<\/li><li>multiple development, testing, and production clusters running continuously without shutdown policies<\/li><li>uncontrolled costs from managed services and observability tooling<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Concrete optimization levers:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>node rightsizing and better workload binpacking<\/li><li>adjust requests and limits based on real observability data<\/li><li>use Cluster Autoscaler and HPA<\/li><li>rationalize the number of clusters and namespaces<\/li><li>implement governance through quotas and policy management<\/li><\/ul><h3><strong>5) Serverless: granular billing, but real risks of cost drift<\/strong><\/h3><p>Serverless reduces idle infrastructure costs, but expenses can quickly grow if:<\/p><ul><li>there are no concurrency limits in place<\/li><li>uncontrolled execution loops occur<\/li><li>logs et egress non anticip\u00e9s<\/li><\/ul><p>Leverage: implement budgets and alerts and monitor \u201ccost per request\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d2afa8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6d2afa8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b49de13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b49de13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"424\" src=\"https:\/\/leonys.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/leonys-cloud-entreprise-carbone-image.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-5294\" alt=\"Cloud compute optimization with rightsizing and autoscaling\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leonys.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/leonys-cloud-entreprise-carbone-image.jpg 668w, 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data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Storage is often \u201csilent\u201d: data accumulates, gets forgotten, and continues generating costs.<\/p><h3>1) Clean up: snapshots, volumes, and orphaned objects<\/h3><p>Common examples:<\/p><ul><li>snapshots that are never deleted<\/li><li>volumes d\u00e9tach\u00e9s<\/li><li>\u201ccatch all\u201d buckets<\/li><li>logs kept indefinitely<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Action<\/strong>: define a retention policy by data type and automate cleanup processes.<\/p><h3>2) Lifecycle policies: one of the most underused optimization levers<\/h3><p>Long tail optimization lever: optimize S3 and Blob Storage lifecycle policies.<\/p><p><strong>Examples:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>\u201chot\u201d for 30 days \u2192 \u201ccool\u201d for 90 days \u2192 \u201carchive\u201d for 1 year<\/li><li>deletion of old versions beyond X days<\/li><li>compression and more efficient formats such as Parquet for data analytics workloads<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>ROI<\/strong>: often very fast because the runtime environment itself is not impacted.<\/p><h3>3) Choose the right storage type<\/h3><ul><li>block vs object vs file<\/li><li>performance (IOPS) vs cost<\/li><li>multi-zone replication: useful, but not for everything<\/li><\/ul><p>Pitfall: paying for \u201cpremium\u201d performance on cold data.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b53125 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6b53125\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e105e64 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e105e64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Data transfer: egress, where the surprises happen<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87d2977 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"87d2977\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Reducing cloud data transfer egress is a critical lever, especially if you have:<\/p><ul><li>multi-region architectures<\/li><li>data pipelines<\/li><li>a lot of outbound traffic (CDN, APIs, clients)<\/li><\/ul><h3>1) Map: from where to where?<\/h3><p>Before optimizing, you need visibility:<\/p><ul><li>inter-zone traffic<\/li><li>inter-region traffic<\/li><li>transfers between services<\/li><\/ul><h3>2) Concrete levers<\/h3><ul><li>use a <strong>CDN <\/strong>properly (cache hit rate)<\/li><li>bring compute and data closer together (avoid unnecessary cross-region traffic)<\/li><li>reduce inter-AZ transfers where possible<\/li><li>compress \/ reduce chatter (payloads, polling)<\/li><li>for data: prefer \u201cin-place\u201d processing rather than moving it around<\/li><\/ul><h3>3) Watch out for logs, monitoring, and data exports<\/h3><p>Observability platforms can generate significant outbound traffic.<\/p><p>Lever: filter, sample, define retention policies, optimize formats.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a72487c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a72487c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f9ee06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2f9ee06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Commitments: RI \/ Savings Plans, highly powerful \u201cfinancial\u201d ROI<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85eeede elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"85eeede\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Commitments (Reserved Instances \/ Savings Plans on AWS, Azure Reservations, CUDs on GCP) are often the biggest ROI lever <strong>without changing the architecture<\/strong>\u2026 provided they are purchased correctly.<\/p><h3>Reserved Instances vs Savings Plans: how to choose?<\/h3><ul><li><strong>Reserved Instances: <\/strong>more specific (type\/region), often more \u201crigid\u201d<\/li><li><strong>Savings Plans :<\/strong> more flexible depending on the model (compute vs EC2) and usage<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>The practical rule:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>commit on the <strong>stable baseline<\/strong> (constant workloads)<\/li><li>start with 1 year if your visibility is low<\/li><li>monitor coverage \/ utilization \/ waste monthly<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>The pitfall: overcommitting<\/strong><\/p><p>Overcommitting creates \u201cwaste\u201d (you pay even if you do not use it).<\/p><p>Governance must define: who decides, the target coverage level, and how adjustments are made.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e316e2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9e316e2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4dde21 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a4dde21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Environments &amp; hygiene: the safest quick wins<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-134d67f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"134d67f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If your goal is \u201chow to reduce cloud costs quickly,\u201d this is often where to start.<\/p><h3>1) Shutting down non-production environments<\/h3><p>Set up a scheduler for:<\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">dev \/ test \/ staging<\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ephemeral environments (PR environments)<\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">secondary clusters<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Result: <\/strong>immediate savings if your environments are running 24\/7 unnecessarily.<\/p><h3>2) Orphaned and \u201czombie\u201d resources<\/h3><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Detached volumes, IPs, load balancers, snapshots, images\u2026<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is \u201cdead\u201d money, easy to recover with a routine.<\/p><h3>Standardize tagging (to manage and optimize)<\/h3><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Without tags: no owner, no showback, no relevant budgeting, no prioritization.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tagging is an optimization lever because it makes costs actionable.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a698840 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a698840\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6747822 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6747822\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Prioritize by impact: the simple method (ROI + risk + effort)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c98f75b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c98f75b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><br>This is what separates teams that \u201cmake savings\u201d from teams that truly manage costs.<\/p><h3>Step 1: categorize your optimization opportunities<\/h3><p>Create a list of optimization opportunities by category:<\/p><ul><li>hygiene quick wins (low effort, low risk)<\/li><li>rightsizing &#038; scaling (medium effort, low to medium risk)<\/li><li>commitments (low effort, medium financial risk)<\/li><li>refactoring \/ architecture (high effort, medium risk, variable but long-term ROI)<\/li><\/ul><h3>Step 2: score each action (impact \/ effort \/ risk)<\/h3><p>For each action:<\/p><ul><li>estimated monthly impact (euros)<\/li><li><strong>effort<\/strong> (days)<\/li><li><strong>risk <\/strong>(low\/medium\/high)<\/li><li>prerequisites (observability, testing, deployment windows)<\/li><\/ul><p>You get a prioritized backlog: this becomes your cloud cost savings prioritization model.<\/p><h3>Step 3: combine \u201cshort-term ROI\u201d with \u201csustainable ROI\u201d<\/h3><p>A healthy plan includes:<\/p><ul><li>60\u201370% quick wins + rightsizing (fast gains)<\/li><li>20\u201330% commitments (depending on stability)<\/li><li>10\u201320% targeted refactorings (sustainable gains, but carefully selected)<\/li><\/ul><h3>Step 4: measure ROI properly<\/h3><p>Measure:<\/p><ul><li>before\/after over a comparable period<\/li><li>impact on performance \/ incidents<\/li><li>shifted costs (e.g. less compute but more data transfer)<\/li><li>net gains (not just theoretical ones)<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0607b41 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0607b41\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-011bd6e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"011bd6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">FAQ<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8004c1b elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-accordion\" data-id=\"8004c1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >\n        <div class=\"elementskit-accordion accoedion-primary\" id=\"accordion-6a116aceab146\">\n\n            \n                <div class=\"elementskit-card \">\n                    <div class=\"elementskit-card-header\" id=\"primaryHeading-0-8004c1b\">\n                        <a href=\"#collapse-10b7e396a116aceab146\" class=\"ekit-accordion--toggler elementskit-btn-link collapsed\" data-ekit-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#Collapse-10b7e396a116aceab146\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"Collapse-10b7e396a116aceab146\">\n                            \n                            <span class=\"ekit-accordion-title\">Quick wins or cloud refactoring: where should you start to optimize costs?<\/span>\n\n                            \n                                <div class=\"ekit_accordion_icon_group\">\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_normal_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Normal Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-down-arrow1\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_active_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Active Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-up-arrow\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n\n                            \n                                                    <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                    <div id=\"Collapse-10b7e396a116aceab146\" class=\" collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"primaryHeading-0-8004c1b\" data-parent=\"#accordion-6a116aceab146\">\n\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-card-body ekit-accordion--content\">\n                            <p>To <a href=\"https:\/\/leonys.cloud\/services\/optimisation-cloud\/\">optimize cloud costs<\/a>, it is recommended to start with quick wins: cleaning up unused resources, shutting down non-production environments, and rightsizing.<br \/>These actions help reduce cloud costs quickly with limited risk.<br \/>Cloud refactoring efforts (architecture, data, rewrites) provide more sustainable long-term gains, but require greater effort.<br \/>The right approach is to combine fast wins with structural optimizations.<\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n                <\/div><!-- .elementskit-card END -->\n\n                \n                <div class=\"elementskit-card \">\n                    <div class=\"elementskit-card-header\" id=\"primaryHeading-1-8004c1b\">\n                        <a href=\"#collapse-ca3bc856a116aceab146\" class=\"ekit-accordion--toggler elementskit-btn-link collapsed\" data-ekit-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#Collapse-ca3bc856a116aceab146\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"Collapse-ca3bc856a116aceab146\">\n                            \n                            <span class=\"ekit-accordion-title\">What savings can you realistically expect from cloud cost optimization?<\/span>\n\n                            \n                                <div class=\"ekit_accordion_icon_group\">\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_normal_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Normal Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-down-arrow1\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_active_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Active Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-up-arrow\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n\n                            \n                                                    <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                    <div id=\"Collapse-ca3bc856a116aceab146\" class=\" collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"primaryHeading-1-8004c1b\" data-parent=\"#accordion-6a116aceab146\">\n\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-card-body ekit-accordion--content\">\n                            <p>Cloud cost optimization generally makes it possible to achieve:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>10 to 30% savings on poorly governed environments<\/li>\n<li>5 to 15% on already optimized environments<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The most sustainable gains then come from a structured <a href=\"https:\/\/leonys.cloud\/decouvrir-le-finops\/\">FinOps approach<\/a>, which helps stabilize and manage cloud costs over time.<\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n                <\/div><!-- .elementskit-card END -->\n\n                \n                <div class=\"elementskit-card active\">\n                    <div class=\"elementskit-card-header\" id=\"primaryHeading-2-8004c1b\">\n                        <a href=\"#collapse-21004b26a116aceab146\" class=\"ekit-accordion--toggler elementskit-btn-link collapsed\" data-ekit-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#Collapse-21004b26a116aceab146\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"Collapse-21004b26a116aceab146\">\n                            \n                            <span class=\"ekit-accordion-title\">What are the most effective levers for optimizing cloud costs?<\/span>\n\n                            \n                                <div class=\"ekit_accordion_icon_group\">\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_normal_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Normal Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-down-arrow1\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_active_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Active Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-up-arrow\"><\/i>                        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