Cloud Cost Optimisation | AWS, GCP, BigQuery, Firebase

I help companies cut AWS, GCP, BigQuery, Firebase, Datadog and database costs by 30-90%. 15+ years experience, $2M+ saved. Pay only if I save you money.

What I do

Independent cloud cost optimisation consultant and former CTO. 15+ years hands-on engineering across SaaS, e-commerce, AI, IoT, InsurTech and big-data systems. Specialises in AWS, Google Cloud (GCP), BigQuery, Firebase, Datadog, MongoDB, PostgreSQL and Kubernetes. Verified $2M+ in client savings delivered. Pay-for-savings pricing model — you only pay if I save you money.

Areas of expertise

  • AWS — EC2 rightsizing, Lambda tuning, S3 lifecycle policies, reserved instances, NAT gateway optimisation, data-transfer cost reduction.
  • GCP (Google Cloud) — Cloud Run rightsizing, GKE optimisation, committed-use discounts, network egress reduction.
  • BigQuery — partitioning, clustering, slot management, query cost reduction, materialised views.
  • Firebase — Firestore read reduction, Cloud Functions cold-start tuning, Hosting and Storage cost cleanup.
  • Azure — VM rightsizing, reservations and savings plans, Functions cost tuning.
  • Observability — Datadog, CloudWatch, New Relic log sampling and retention tuning.
  • Databases — MongoDB Atlas, RDS, PostgreSQL, Redis ElastiCache query and index optimisation.
  • CDN and edge — Cloudflare Workers, R2, Vercel, Netlify cost optimisation.

Verified results

  • AWS infrastructure rightsizing — 78% cost reduction in 4 weeks. Lambda -96.5%, S3 -84.5%.
  • BigQuery analytics optimisation — 72% reduction (£2K/month saved) in 3 weeks.
  • Datadog observability — 90% reduction in 2 weeks via log sampling and retention tuning.
  • Proxy service architecture — 90%+ proxy costs eliminated in 6 weeks.
  • Lambda error resolution — 97.7% invocation reduction in 1 week.
  • MongoDB performance tuning — 40% reduction in 3 weeks.

How it works

  1. 30-minute discovery call — no obligation.
  2. Free audit of AWS, GCP, database and third-party spend.
  3. Implementation: rightsizing, query optimisation, architecture fixes, zombie cleanup.
  4. Verified savings on monthly bill — pay only after savings land.

Frequently asked questions

How much can I save on cloud costs?

Clients typically achieve 30-90% reductions depending on the current state of their infrastructure.

How long does the optimisation take?

Most clients see ROI within the first month. Full implementation typically takes 30-60 days.

What is the pay-for-savings model?

You only pay based on the actual savings achieved. If we don't save you money, you don't pay.

Author: Andrii Votiakov — Cloud Cost Optimisation Consultant. Contact: andrii@reteconsulting.dev. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andriivotiakov/