Scout for Microsoft Azure
Our cost-saving platform, Scout, is specifically designed to help businesses streamline their spending on Microsoft Azure, ensuring that they get the most value for their money.
- Free to run
- Read-only access
- A summary optimisation report
Like an office block with the lights left on
We deep dive into your organisation’s Azure consumption, to help pinpoint areas where resources may be underutilised or unnecessarily expensive. Pick a floor.
Whose light is that?
The technical versionAzure tagging. AI tagging aligns IT billing with business categories and associates resources with business contexts, for straightforward cost allocation.
Is the part that grows on its own also shrinking back?
The technical versionKubernetes. Explores the cost, usage, wastage and optimisation opportunities in Kubernetes.
Are you using the keys you already own?
The technical versionHybrid benefits. Hybrid benefits, plus a comprehensive understanding of contractual usage optimisation.
Which rooms has everyone forgotten about?
The technical versionSprawl. Sprawl and duplicate functionality, with the associated costs in your Azure environments.
Are you heating rooms that are bigger than you need?
The technical versionVM and storage optimisation. Right-sizing and optimising VM and storage resource usage.
Up to 30% is what we estimate SCOUT can save on Azure spend. Figure from the SCOUT data sheet; your report will show your own.
What SCOUT does
This targeted approach not only cuts down on wasteful spending but also drives smarter, more efficient cloud resource management.
Inform
- Business relevant reporting to manage cloud consumption, generate accurate forecasts and allocate costs
- Cloud economics that align IT billing with business categories
Optimise
- Detailed recommendations that drive cost optimisation, tailored to your cost profile
- Cost strategies covering contractual usage optimisation, sprawl and right-sizing
Secure
- Zero Trust alignment across identities, networks and policy optimisation
- Secure identities that track resource usage and manage staff changes
- Governance and compliance reports, including PCI, ISO27001, CIS and NIST
The great news is we are offering this service for FREE.
By illustrating cost savings we hope that we may be able to start working with your business. To qualify we simply need to schedule a 1-1 online meeting and discuss the process. We are hoping by helping with this service you will have an opportunity to see how our business can help yours.
From a chat to a plan
The Health Check is free to run, requires read-only access, and is a secure means of uprooting hidden opportunities.
- Step 1
Schedule a chat
A 1-1 online meeting to discuss the process.
- Step 2
Read-only access
A snapshot of your Azure environment, with nothing changed.
- Step 3
Your optimisation report
A summary covering costs, usage and more, with deeper insights beneath.
- Step 4
Plan your next steps
Actionable insights and recommendations, so you can prioritise tasks.
Read below some of our resources regarding Scout for Azure
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