Cloud & DevOps Case Study

AppScale Cloud Cost Optimization

Cloud infrastructure audit and resource rightsizing reducing monthly cloud hosting costs by 52%.

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Project Specifications

Client

AppScale Media Ltd

Industry

Media & Cloud Hosting

Duration

3 Weeks

Completed

June 2024

Tech Stack
DigitalOcean AWS S3 Nginx Varnish Cache
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The Challenge

AppScale monthly cloud bill grew to $18,000 due to over-provisioned virtual servers and unoptimized media storage.

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Our Solution

WebZap rightsized server instances, offloaded static video assets to S3 object storage with Cloudflare caching, and optimized Nginx handles.

Key Features Implemented

Specific technical features built into this application.

01

Server Rightsizing Audit

Replaced over-provisioned idle cloud droplets with optimized instance types.

02

S3 Object Storage Offload

Moved 8 Terabytes of user-uploaded video media to low-cost S3 bucket.

03

Varnish Cache HTTP Accelerator

Caches web pages in RAM serving 90% of requests without touching backend servers.

04

Automated Idle Cleanup

Cron scripts terminating unused staging environments at midnight.

Key Performance Indicators

Quantifiable results achieved post-launch.

-52%
Monthly Cloud Bill Reduction
$9,300/Mo
Direct Cloud Savings
2.5x
Faster Page Loading Speed
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WebZap cut our monthly cloud hosting bill from $18,000 to $8,700 while actually improving website speed. Incredible ROI!

Julian Ross
CTO, AppScale Media
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