Manufacturing
Cloud Migration Cost Optimization
Migrating core systems to AWS reduced infrastructure operating costs by 37%
Legacy on-premises core systems were migrated to AWS in stages. Scaling capacity only during peak periods reduced annual operating costs by 37%.
| Client | Company A, a major precision equipment manufacturer |
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| Scale | Approximately 4,200 employees |
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| Industry | Manufacturing |
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| Project period | May 2024-March 2025 (11 months) |
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| Business Challenge | Cloud Migration / Cost Optimization |
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Challenges
- Hardware support was due to end in 18 months, making an early decision on replacement essential.
- Servers were provisioned continuously for month-end processing peaks, while normal utilization remained below 20%.
- The engineers responsible for the original system had left, and configuration knowledge depended on individuals.
Our Approach
- We spent two months inventorying and assessing existing assets, classifying systems for rehosting, rebuilding or retirement.
- Lower-impact peripheral systems moved first, followed by a coordinated switch of the core system during a quiet period at the end of the fiscal year.
- Auto Scaling and scheduled shutdowns automatically reduced resources overnight and on holidays.
- Infrastructure as Code centralized configuration in a repository rather than relying on procedural documents and individual knowledge.
Results
Infrastructure operating costs
37% reduction
Month-end processing time
6.5 hours → 2.2 hours
Recovery time objective (RTO)
8 hours → 45 minutes
"The cost savings mattered, but having our configuration recorded as code made the biggest difference. We can now reproduce the same environment even when staff change." - Head of Information Systems
Figures are measured results from the client's environment and do not guarantee equivalent outcomes elsewhere. Information reflects the project at completion.