A leading UK spirits manufacturer knew their cloud was costing more than it should — but without visibility into their AWS estate, they had no way to prove it, let alone fix it. They needed a partner who could shine a light on what was actually going on and take decisive action.
Cloud Bridge delivered full cloud governance within days of engagement. Within 18 months, their monthly AWS spend dropped from over $10,000 to under $3,500 — with complete transparency, proactive security management, and a clear path to modernisation.
This customer's mission-critical workloads ran across two AWS accounts in a single region. But they'd outgrown their existing support model. The visibility and governance they needed simply wasn't there.
Without clear oversight of their cloud environment, the business was exposed to real risk:
They were ready for a step change: proper cloud governance, genuine transparency, and a partner invested in their outcomes.
We started by establishing visibility. Our FinOps tooling was deployed across the entire AWS estate within days, giving the customer their first clear picture of costs, resources, and security posture.
From there, we built a full cloud governance framework across five pillars:
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Pillar |
What We Deliver |
|---|---|
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FinOps & Cost Governance |
CloudHealth deployment, cost analysis, rightsizing, reserved instance strategy, orphaned resource cleanup, backup retention review |
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Security & Compliance |
Security posture assessment, alert remediation, compliance monitoring, vulnerability management |
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Monitoring & Operations |
24/7 coverage, incident management, proactive alerting, ticket resolution tracking |
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Service Reviews |
Monthly reviews with senior stakeholders: cost trends, security, maintenance, sustainability, and priorities |
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Lifecycle Management |
Well-Architected Reviews, revision tracking, AWS notification management, backup & DR consultancy |
One dedicated team. Certified AWS engineers. A Customer Success Manager who actually picks up the phone. Governance that's maintained, not just promised.
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$6.5k+ |
100% |
18 months |
|---|---|---|
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Saved Per Month |
Estate Visibility |
Time to Value |
No magic. Just rigorous, governance-led optimisation:
Monthly service reviews now give the customer clear insight into costs, security posture, maintenance schedules, and operational health. No surprises. No guesswork. Just the clarity to make confident decisions about their cloud.
For the first time, we have genuine transparency over our cloud estate. We can see what we're spending, understand our security posture, and have confidence that our infrastructure is being proactively managed. The difference is night and day.
— Senior IT Leader, Leading UK Spirits Manufacturer
The foundation's solid. The governance is in place. Now the exciting work begins:
This is what proactive cloud governance looks like. Not a tick-box exercise — a genuine partnership that puts you in control and keeps getting better.
Your business deserves the same. Book your Cloud Governance Review today.
Cloud Bridge is a trusted leader in cloud consulting and managed services, specialising in helping businesses unlock the full potential of their AWS environments. We deliver tailored solutions in cost optimisation, security, and infrastructure design, ensuring that our clients’ systems are not just operational but scalable, efficient, and future-ready.
With a team of AWS-certified experts and a proactive approach to cloud management, we partner with businesses across industries to transform their operations, reduce costs, and drive innovation. At Cloud Bridge, we don’t just manage your cloud—we empower your success.