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IT Cost Optimization Assessment

Find $1M in IT Savings. Fund Your AI Initiatives with the Results.

Every enterprise AI initiative needs funding. The fastest path is often sitting inside your existing IT budget, hidden in underutilized licenses, redundant infrastructure, and process inefficiencies that have built up over years. This assessment finds that money.

Drawing on experience managing global IT spending at a Fortune 500 company and delivering tens of millions in annual savings, we conduct a focused, AI-powered assessment targeting the three areas that produce the fastest savings. The analysis employs AI technology to rapidly process contracts, spending patterns, utilization data, and benchmarks that would take a traditional consulting team months to review manually.

This is a $50,000 fixed-fee engagement designed to find the first $1 million in annual savings. We go after the quick wins first, the savings you can realize immediately without lengthy contract renegotiations. If we don't find $1 million, you don't pay.

Engagement Details
One month, $50,000 fixed fee. AI-powered analysis across the three quick-win optimization areas outlined below. You receive a detailed findings report with specific, actionable recommendations and dollar amounts attached to each. Implementation support is available as a follow-on engagement or through an Executive Retainer.
Guarantee: if we do not identify at least $1 million in annual savings, you pay nothing.

Who This Is For

IT organizations with over $5 million per year in spending
CFOs looking for a way to fund enterprise AI initiatives without requesting new budget
IT leaders managing complex contracts, many inherited or auto-renewed
How It Works

$50K fixed fee. One month. Quick wins first.

01
Data Collection. In enterprises with large cloud or datacenter spend that has built up over the years, it is easy to lose track of what is needed and what is not. Through a series of remote working sessions with your system admins and architects, we catalog your systems, infrastructure, and software to uncover wasted resources. This is the best place to find the quickest ROI. Cloud and data center contracts generally bill monthly, and if reductions can be found the return shows up in next month's invoice.
02
Detailed Analysis. We run remote workshops to scrutinize utilization of resources at the server level to find immediate reductions in spending without impacting production.
03
Findings Report. You receive a prioritized list of savings opportunities with specific dollar amounts, implementation difficulty ratings, and a recommended sequence of execution.
04
Implementation Support. If we are successful in finding the $1 million in savings, you can request an extension of the contract to continue identifying more savings. In addition, we can also help you with implementation of some of the savings, or you can do it yourself with your own team.
The Guarantee
Fixed Fee $50,000
Engagement 1 Month
Savings Target $1M+ Annual
If We Don't Find It You Don't Pay
What We Analyze

Three Dimensions of IT Cost Optimization

Each area is examined independently with specific, quantified savings opportunities.

1

IT System Optimization

Complex systems, especially custom ones, can encompass dozens or hundreds of servers. Each carries associated costs for hardware, storage, backups, software licenses, and maintenance. These systems can be studied for optimization approaches that reduce overall costs while simultaneously improving performance.

2

Infrastructure Optimization

Servers, storage, data centers, and network contracts accumulate cost over time. We analyze your infrastructure footprint for consolidation and migration opportunities.

3

Software License Optimization

Software licensing is one of the fastest-growing IT costs, and one of the least scrutinized. We analyze licenses for necessity, cost efficiency, and architectural alternatives. We identify unneeded licenses and evaluate moves to less expensive options.

Beyond Quick Wins: The Full Nine Dimensions of IT Cost Optimization

This initial assessment targets the fastest savings. It can also be the starting point for a comprehensive optimization project based on the Nine Dimensions of IT Cost Optimization. The full project takes longer, in part because it includes contract renegotiations and deeper structural changes, but the savings potential is significantly larger.

Initial Assessment (Quick Wins)
1. IT System Optimization
2. Infrastructure Optimization
3. Software License Optimization
Comprehensive Project (Additional)
4. Vendor Cost Optimization
5. IT Procurement Optimization
6. IT Finance Optimization
7. IT R&D Optimization
8. IT Governance Optimization
9. IT Labor Optimization

Your AI Budget May Already Be in Your IT Spend

If your IT costs have grown without a comprehensive review, there is almost certainly $1 million or more in savings waiting to be found. Let's talk about what a one-month assessment looks like for your organization.