DoiT initiated its engagement with Starchive by conducting a thorough cost optimization review of its AWS workload. This review encompassed various dimensions such as account, resource type, and cost categories. Leveraging Amazon CloudWatch and AWS Compute Optimizer data, DoiT identified opportunities to downsize and de-provision underutilized resources, immediately reducing costs.

DoiT implemented Flexsave to enhance further savings, automatically optimizing cloud resource costs. Recognizing the need for better cost tracking, DoiT then introduced a comprehensive tagging strategy. The new tagging involved updating Starchive’s Infrastructure as Code (IaC) to include tags for dynamically created resources such as AWS Lambda and Amazon Elastic Container Service (ECS) tasks. The teams at DoiT and Starchive manually tagged static resources using AWS Tag Editor.

Finally, Starchive enforced tag policies at the organizational level, ensuring consistent usage across the board. This strategy allowed Starchive to conduct detailed cost analyses, enabling it to derive critical Unit Economics metrics. Consequently, Starchive gained the ability to perform more accurate budgeting, forecasting, and planning.