Optimizing cloud resources is crucial for the growth and sustainability of businesses in the competitive landscape. Gham Power, a pioneering solar company, faced rising cloud costs and complexities as its business expanded. TekBay stepped in to help them optimize their AWS environment, leading to significant cost reductions, improved resource utilization, and streamlined operations.
About the Customer
Gham Power Nepal Pvt. Ltd., established in 2010, is a Kathmandu-based solar power pioneer dedicated to urban electrification in communities across Nepal. Initially focused on residential projects, they expanded to rural communities, installing Nepal’s first microgrid in 2014. With over 4,000 solar projects, they aim to combat climate change, enhance electricity reliability, and empower communities through innovative solar solutions and digital tools.
Challenges
Gham Power migrated to AWS to meet its growing business needs. However, as their business expanded, their focus shifted to growing and excelling their business, leading them to neglect their rising cloud usage. This resulted in a lack of attention to the increasing complexities within the cloud and the following challenges:
- Rising cloud costs due to unused instances
- Smooth workload deployments with auto-scaling resources
- Complex international billing causing audit challenges
- Unregulated and Uncontrolled AWS cloud costs
Why Did They Choose TekBay?
Gham Power’s journey to AWS cloud began as the company started running critical applications like Offgridbazaar, OGB Connect, and Super Krishak App. Reducing latency was their primary concern, and the AWS cloud platform’s global infrastructure, scalability, security features, and comprehensive services ensured tailored solutions to their needs.
As an Advanced Consulting Partner, TekBay specializes in innovating custom cloud-optimizing strategies and ensuring Gham Power can’t scale seamlessly. Our certified cloud professionals are equipped with deep technical and domain skills and are capable of optimizing the costs, security, and performance of the AWS infrastructure.
Strategy & Solution
To address the challenges identified, we proposed a multi-strategy that involved resizing instances in their existing infrastructure, leveraging AWS’s costing strategies & eliminating the ongoing billing issues:
Cost Optimization: With expert consultation on reducing costs, we implemented auto-scaling based on demand, and Gham Power successfully reduced its cloud costs with an optimum resource management strategy. With the pay-as-you-go model, an instant improvement in monthly cloud spending was observed.
Additionally, to resolve international transaction disputes, TekBay streamlined the national billing system for international payments related to AWS, with no added costs, and offered a pay-as-you-go model aligned with AWS reports.
Services Used:
- EC2 – Instances
- S3
- Relational Database Service
- ECS
- KMS
- Cloud-Ex
Business Benefits
Gham Power’s collaboration with TekBay demonstrates the power of effective cloud management for achieving business goals.
- 25 – 40% Reduction in AWS Costs
- Simplified Billing
- Enhanced Cloud Optimization, Performance & Reliability
- Streamline Cloud Operation & Efficient Workflows
Furthermore, TekBay’s training and workshops empowered Gham Power’s team to fully grasp the knowledge of effective AWS resource utilization and service implementation. The continuous on-demand support in DevOps and on-demand support enabled Gham Power to build a robust and optimized cloud infrastructure that aligns with its strategic business needs and optimize its journey.
If you’re interested in AWS consulting and ready to unlock the full potential of cloud solutions, talk to us today and build a safe, reliable environment with TekBay.
