Take Control of Your Azure Spend with a Data-Driven Cost Assessment
Keeping Azure costs under control can be challenging - especially when unused or oversized resources go unnoticed. Across the industry, organisations waste 30–35% of their cloud spend every year - often without realising it. Idle resources, oversized VMs and abandoned storage all add up to significant, unnecessary cost.
Our two week Azure Assessment, powered by LogicMonitor’s intelligent optimisation platform, gives you a clear view of where your money is going and how to reduce waste - without disrupting your services.
We’ve even put the assessment to the test ourselves. At Chess, it uncovered over £12,700 in annual savings, proving just how quickly inefficiencies can accumulate.
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Why Choose Chess for Microsoft Optimisation?
Significant Cost Savings
Most organisations unknowingly waste 30–35% of their Azure spend through idle or oversized resources. Our assessment helps you uncover this hidden waste and start making meaningful, measurable savings.
Clear Visibility & Control
LogicMonitor brings all your Azure cost, performance, and usage insights together in one simple view — including spending trends, anomalies, underutilised resources, and storage efficiency.
Security & Compliance You can Trust
We align with UK security and compliance standards including ISO 27001, Cyber Essentials Plus and UK GDPR. This means smooth onboarding and ongoing optimisation with confidence.
What We Found in Our Own Azure Estate
We Uncovered £12,700 in Annual Savings.
We tested the assessment on our own Azure estate first - across 20+ internal subscriptions - and the savings were clear.
We’ve seen the value of this assessment first-hand - and we’re now helping customers uncover the same opportunities with confidence.
Underutilised Virtual Machines
Several VMs consistently ran below recommended usage levels and could be downsized or deallocated.
Idle Azure SQL Databases
Databases with little activity continued to incur charges month after month.
Unattached Managed Disks
Resources no longer linked to workloads still generated unnecessary costs.
Oversized Compute and Storage
Services operating at higher tiers than required based on actual usage.
Your Trusted Microsoft Solutions Partner
Chess is one of the UK’s most accredited Microsoft partners, with five Solutions Designations covering Modern Work, Security, and Azure Infrastructure. Our deep expertise ensures your environment is not just cost-effective, but also secure and high-performing.
With us, you get:
- A team of Microsoft-certified engineers and architects
- Dedicated, UK-based support and account managers
- A proven track record of seamless migrations with zero downtime
Chess ICT is a Microsoft CSP helping enterprise clients optimise costs, ensure compliance, and simplify licensing.
Ready to Unlock Savings?
Stop overspending on Azure. Start optimising with datadriven insights.
