Reserved Instances never purchased. EC2 instances still running for projects that ended. S3 buckets accumulating data without a retention policy. EBS volumes attached to stopped instances. These charges process every billing cycle automatically, without flagging anything. Most enterprise finance teams learn the real scale of this problem during a budget review or a renewal conversation. By then, twelve months of avoidable charges have already cleared.
A lift-and-shift to AWS without an architectural rethink produces cloud-scale costs alongside on-premises-level performance. The go-live gets celebrated. The ROI conversation gets deferred. Enterprise teams that completed their AWS migration three years ago are still paying for the architecture choices made in the first ninety days.
IAM roles with excessive permissions, CloudTrail disabled in non-production accounts, encryption policies covering some services but not others, GuardDuty findings sitting unreviewed. Cloud security gaps built through oversight are expensive to close: in remediation effort, in operational disruption, and in the regulatory exposure they create before anyone notices.
Acquisitions, departmental provisioning, and project-by-project environment creation produce AWS footprints with 15, 20, or more accounts. Tagging is inconsistent across all of them. No unified cost dashboard exists. Finance cannot answer what the company spends on AWS in total. Engineering cannot explain why the number grew this quarter. The accounts accumulate. The governance does not.
We use AWS Cost Explorer, Trusted Advisor, and Compute Optimizer to audit every account, model right-sizing recommendations, and identify Reserved Instance and Savings Plan conversion opportunities. FinOps governance — cost tagging, spend dashboards, automated alerts, and departmental visibility — is built into the engagement from day one. Better Place reduced monthly AWS spend by 34.5% in four months through this process.
Re-host, re-platform, or re-architect at the workload level, not as a blanket migration approach. Each workload receives an assessment: the right strategy for its characteristics, compliance requirements, and performance expectations. Zero-downtime cutover planning for every migration. Database migration via AWS DMS and AWS Schema Conversion Tool. Live operations stay live throughout.
The AWS Well-Architected Framework covers six pillars: Operational Excellence, Security, Reliability, Performance Efficiency, Cost Optimisation, and Sustainability. Holograph runs a structured review against all six before any architecture decisions are made. The output is a prioritised findings report with effort estimate, risk level, and recommended remediation for each item. Every Holograph AWS engagement runs this review first.
GuardDuty, SecurityHub, IAM Access Analyzer, CloudTrail, AWS Config, and KMS encryption policies designed as foundational infrastructure, not added after deployment. Compliance alignment for ISO 27001, SOC 2, and GDPR built at the architecture stage. Tawuniya achieved 40% cost reduction and full regulatory compliance within a single engagement.
CI/CD pipelines on AWS CodePipeline, CodeBuild, and CodeDeploy. Container orchestration on EKS. Infrastructure as code with Terraform and AWS CloudFormation. Automated testing, blue-green deployments, and canary releases. GitLab CI/CD integration for teams already in that ecosystem. Release cycles that move from weeks to days.
24/7 monitoring via CloudWatch and third-party observability tooling. Incident response, patch management, and continuous right-sizing from engineering teams in USA, UAE, KSA, and India. Follow-the-sun coverage means a P1 incident at 3am in New York is being worked on by a certified AWS engineer in India who has full context on your environment.
Innovation is in our DNA. We give you the tools and expertise to stay ahead of the competition and lead your industry.
Boost your ROI with smart tech investments and efficient resource use for big savings and higher profits.
Scalable solutions that grow with you. From startups to global enterprises, we adapt your tech to meet evolving needs.
Don’t just survive, thrive in the digital era with advanced tools and strategies for smooth transitions and enhanced agility.
Ace your CX with our smart solutions. We streamline processes and amp up service delivery for top results.
Security is at the core of everything we do. We protect your data and keep your operations secure and compliant.
Innovation is in our DNA. We give you the tools and expertise to stay ahead of the competition and lead your industry.
Boost your ROI with smart tech investments and efficient resource use for big savings and higher profits.
Scalable solutions that grow with you. From startups to global enterprises, we adapt your tech to meet evolving needs.
Don’t just survive, thrive in the digital era with advanced tools and strategies for smooth transitions and enhanced agility.
Ace your CX with our smart solutions. We streamline processes and amp up service delivery for top results.
Security is at the core of everything we do. We protect your data and keep your operations secure and compliant.
Holograph's cost optimisation methodology identifies savings that consistently exceed the cost of the engagement. Better Place saved 34.5% on their monthly AWS bill. Tawuniya reduced IT costs by 40%. The first phase of every engagement delivers a return before the next phase begins. The model is self-funding by design.
Holograph holds AWS Advanced Tier Services Partner status with active participation in the AWS Well-Architected Partner Programme, AWS Migrations programme, and AWS FinOps programme. These are specific AWS Partner Network designations. The credentials are formal, verifiable, and attached to the engineers doing the work.
Engineering teams across USA, UAE, KSA, and India operate from 6+ global delivery hubs. A P1 incident is handled by a certified AWS engineer who has full context on your specific environment, in the time zone where it is business hours.
Holograph manages seven enterprise technology ecosystems: Atlassian, AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure, GitLab, JetBrains, and Adobe. The AWS recommendation you receive accounts for your full technology stack. Cost reductions in AWS do not shift spend to another platform the business is already running.
The Well-Architected Review runs at the start of every Holograph AWS engagement. Security, reliability, performance, cost optimisation, and operational excellence are evaluated against your actual workloads before any architecture decisions are made. The findings drive the plan.
Documented architectural decisions, infrastructure as code, and knowledge transfer are scoped into every engagement. The output is a capable internal team that understands what was built and can operate it independently. Holograph is not building a managed dependency.
