GLOBAL SOLAR SOLUTIONS PROVIDER
Azure Optimization Delivers Budget Predictability for Solar Energy Company
This leading global solar solutions provider manufactures solar panels and delivers utility-scale photovoltaic (PV) power systems to utilities, developers, and large commercial customers.
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The Challenge
Solar developers, installers, and policymakers researching clean energy solutions need fast, reliable access to product data and technical specifications. A global solar solutions provider uses its Azure-hosted Sitecore platform as a central gateway for customers building large-scale and government-backed infrastructure projects.
As the Azure environment grew, it was time for a regular cloud cost review. Usage patterns shift over time, and resources appropriately sized at launch don't always reflect actual demand as a platform matures, making proactive cost management a natural next step.
As the team that had successfully migrated the company from its on-premise platform to the cloud, Oshyn was brought in to conduct a comprehensive cloud spend audit, identify optimization opportunities, and implement a sustainable framework that aligns cloud spend with actual usage.
The Solution
Oshyn was selected for its expertise in Sitecore architecture, DevOps, and Azure optimization. The team delivered a specialized Sitecore-on-Azure infrastructure audit, analyzing how the application interacts with Azure services and identifying cost-saving opportunities.
Using Azure Advisor and custom telemetry, Oshyn reviewed the entire Sitecore environment, including content management servers, databases, reporting instances, and non-production environments. After monitoring performance over a quarter, the team identified several opportunities to better align Azure tier selections with actual processing demands.
Oshyn implemented a two-pronged optimization strategy. First, strategic right-sizing, which meant downshifting over-provisioned content management and reporting servers to appropriate tiers, and moving non-production environments to lower-tier B-series virtual machines. This immediately lowered baseline consumption without sacrificing stability.
Second, Oshyn automated the transition to Azure Reserved Instances for always-on infrastructure, such as Sitecore databases, locking in significant discounts and providing predictable monthly budgets. Finally, Oshyn implemented Azure Policy to block deployment of expensive, non-compliant resources, shifting the financial model from volatile Pay-As-You-Go to fixed costs.
The Outcome
The Azure optimization delivered immediate cost savings and long-term financial predictability for the company's Sitecore environment. By resizing and optimizing underutilized SQL servers and virtual machines, Oshyn reduced annual Azure costs by approximately 30% while maintaining full platform performance and stability.
Beyond direct savings, the company gained budget predictability. Reserved Instances and right-sized resources replaced volatile monthly bills with consistent, forecastable expenses. The Azure Policy governance framework prevents the deployment of expensive, non-compliant resources, ensuring continued optimization gains. Additionally, IT teams can provision resources confidently within approved parameters, while the finance team can plan budgets with fewer surprises.
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