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Case Study
How Red Oak’s Cost Navigator helped reduce monthly costs, boost cost efficiency, and minimize support requests
The Challenge
A leading business entity in their own field of expertise identified shortcomings in their current HPC service. Their users were struggling with outdated systems and rigid methodologies, leading to high fixed costs and inefficiencies. They recognised an urgent need for change and approached Red Oak Consulting.
What We Did
Red Oak Consulting gained a deep understanding of their current challenges, operational needs, and long-term ambitions. Cloud was identified as the best fit for their workloads, applications, and future demands. We built the solution, implementing the right structure to support flexibility and growth. The focus then shifted to optimisation: right-sizing resources, upskilling users, and embedding cloud cost awareness across the organisation. The result was a sustainable, high-performing environment designed to evolve with the business while maximising value from the cloud.
Cost Navigator
A precision-led service built on deep workload expertise.
We deliver strategic alignment, intelligent usage insights, right-sized environments, all supported by a holistic approach that embeds best practices and upskills teams.
The Results
Red Oak Consulting’s customer observed the following substantial on-going gains:
- Achieved a 25% reduction in cloud costs with no compromise to operational performance.
- Enabled a 250% increase in total node capacity without increasing cluster expenses.
- Improved system efficiency by 30% through targeted optimisation efforts.
- Reduced support requests by 88%.
A continuous practice delivering performance and guaranteed value.
A tool that evolves with your business, proactively assessing new applications, workloads, and projects, to maintain optimal performance and deliver on-going cost savings.
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