Cloud & Infrastructure Cost Audit
In-depth architectural review to eliminate cloud waste, refactor bottlenecks and transition to sovereign or bare-metal setups, with up to 30%+ cost reduction.
What's included
Cloud Spend Analysis
Line-by-line review of your cloud bill: idle resources, over-provisioned instances, unused reserved capacity and data-transfer waste.
Architecture Bottlenecks
Identification of software bottlenecks that force unnecessary scaling: chatty microservices, missing caching layers, N+1 database queries.
Sovereign Migration Plan
Concrete roadmap to move workloads from hyperscalers to bare-metal or European providers, with rollback strategy at every step.
Post-Audit Follow-up
30-day check-in to validate implemented recommendations, measure actual savings and adjust the roadmap.
How we work
Discovery
We review your infrastructure diagram, cloud bills and monitoring dashboards. One 90-min call with your team.
Deep Audit
Two weeks of analysis: cost breakdown, architecture review, bottleneck identification and sovereign migration options.
Report & Roadmap
Deliverable with prioritized recommendations, projected savings and a step-by-step migration plan.
Our approach vs. traditional consulting
| Capability | Traditional | Cardinal Codes |
|---|---|---|
| Cost visibility | Monthly bill, no breakdown | Per-service, per-team breakdown |
| Sovereign path | Vendor lock-in advisory | Concrete bare-metal roadmap |
| Bottleneck fix | Scale horizontally | Fix root cause, reduce scale |
| Follow-up | Report only | 30-day validation check-in |
Frequently asked questions
01How long does the audit take?
2-3 weeks from kickoff to final report. The discovery call is 90 minutes.
02Do you work with our existing cloud provider?
Yes. We audit AWS, GCP and Azure environments. Our recommendations are provider-agnostic.
03What if we don't want to leave our cloud provider?
The audit still applies: cost optimization and bottleneck fixes work regardless of migration intent.
Ready to get started?
Write to us with your context. We respond within 48 hours with a scoped proposal.
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