How Bluestem cut AWS spending 30% after cloud migration

Many organizations migrating to the cloud via lift-and-shift face rising costs, overprovisioned resources, and inefficient infrastructure missing cloud-native optimizations. Without ongoing review, benefits can erode.

This case study shows how one company achieved cost reduction and operational gains through AWS optimization. Key strategies included:

· EC2 rightsizing, automated scheduling, and capacity adjustments to cut costs while maintaining resilience
· Storage optimization using S3-Glacier, updated backup policies, and EBS rightsizing
· Legacy account cleanup to standardize the environment and lower indirect costs

Read the full case study for the complete framework and results.