For public sector organizations, every dollar saved in infrastructure can be redirected to citizen-facing services. When a metropolitan city in California reviewed its AWS usage, it found that:

• It relied heavily on AWS for critical services, exposing it to cost fluctuations and potential service risks.
• It had limited technical staff and could not justify hiring dedicated FinOps personnel.
• It lacked an automated, mature cloud cost optimization strategy, which led to high on-demand spending and unnecessary strain on taxpayer funds.

By taking cloud cost optimization seriously, the city was able to reimagine how it funded essential services. Savings from AWS infrastructure were reallocated to critical service areas, improving overall public service delivery without increasing the budget.

The city partnered with TD SYNNEX’s end-to-end AWS Cost Optimization solution to fill the FinOps gap without adding headcount. TD SYNNEX helped the city:

• Introduce an automated, structured approach to AWS cost management.
• Optimize spending across AWS services, with a focus on EC2 usage.
• Strategically allocate resources so that savings could be redirected to critical public services.

This approach allowed the city to rethink its cloud financial operations, gaining the benefits of a mature FinOps practice without hiring a dedicated internal team.

The city saw clear, measurable improvements in a relatively short period:

• Nearly 30% immediate savings on monthly Amazon EC2 bills.
• EC2 Reserved Instance (RI) coverage reached nearly 100% within six months.
• Saved funds were reallocated to critical service areas, helping enhance essential public services without increasing overall spending.

These results show how a structured cost optimization approach can reshape cloud spending and free up budget for higher-value public service initiatives.

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