Right-size, renegotiate, and eliminate redundant services. Azure and AWS optimization that delivers real savings.
May 2026
Cloud costs grow 30%+ year-over-year for most organizations. Without continuous optimization, you're paying for over-provisioned resources, orphaned services, and sub-optimal pricing tiers. The complexity of cloud pricing makes it nearly impossible to manage internally.
Cloud spending is the fastest-growing line item in most IT budgets - and the hardest to control. Enterprise organizations typically see 25-40% savings potential, government agencies 20-30%. UMS combines deep cloud architecture expertise with licensing and contract negotiation skills to deliver real reductions. Our methodical approach delivers 15-20% savings initially through quick wins, then 20-40% on deeper analysis - as demonstrated with NYC Housing Authority's Azure optimization.
We analyze actual usage patterns to right-size VMs, databases, and storage - eliminating over-provisioning without impacting performance.
Maximize reserved instances, savings plans, spot instances, and hybrid benefit credits. Most organizations leave 20-30% on the table.
Identify and remove orphaned resources, unused storage, idle compute, and redundant services that quietly inflate your bill.
We negotiate your cloud commitments (Enterprise Agreements, EDPs) with the same rigor we bring to on-premises software.
With Broadcom's acquisition of VMware driving significant license cost increases, we help organizations evaluate migration paths - whether renegotiating under the new model or transitioning to alternatives like Nutanix, Hyper-V, or KVM.
Three phases. No reports gathering dust. Engagements run on the timeline of your renewal, audit, or fiscal year.
We connect to your cloud environment (read-only) and analyze resource utilization, pricing, and waste across all services.
You receive a prioritized roadmap of savings opportunities with estimated impact, effort, and risk for each recommendation.
Cloud costs drift. We provide ongoing monitoring and optimization to ensure savings persist and new waste is caught early.
UMS identified over 10,000 inactive Microsoft licenses and reduced NYCHA's EA renewal by $495K in Year 1 - $2.2M over the 5-year term. Phase 1 of a broader engagement spanning Azure cloud optimization and a $17M multi-vendor contract portfolio across 16 publishers.
Multiple mayors, multiple administrations - one constant partner delivering results. UMS has managed NYC's enterprise software portfolio across 80+ agencies for over 25 years, driving $800M+ in cumulative savings through centralized licensing, vendor negotiations, and audit defense. Recently signed a 6-year renewal - their longest commitment yet.
Give us 30 minutes. We'll show you exactly where the savings are. Zero upfront. Paid only on results.