An FMCG distributor in New Zealand was carrying a SQL Server licensing liability close to $200,000.
It had crept up the way these things do. Over the years, CPUs had been thrown at the database to chase a little more speed. Every core carried a licence, and the bill grew with them.
We tuned the workload first, then brought the CPU count down, and moved what was left to Azure, right-sized for what the database actually needed.
The excess licensing liability is gone — and it runs faster than it did before.
$20k to save $200k. Best buy ever. — Chris, CEO
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