No EDP required
A 5% lower bill without signing an Enterprise Discount Program
An e-commerce retailer cut its total AWS bill by 5% from its second month, without an Enterprise Discount Program (EDP), a multi-year spend commitment, or architecture changes. It needed only a 30-day commitment.
The challenge
An EDP gives a discount across the whole AWS bill, but it typically requires a multi-year minimum spend commitment, with any shortfall still payable. With seasonal traffic and plans to optimise its architecture, the retailer couldn't forecast three years of spend with confidence and didn't want the risk. It still wanted an EDP-level discount.
Client profile
- Industry
- E-commerce
- Cloud provider
- AWS
- Monthly spend
- $95K, with strong seasonal peaks
- Starting point
- No EDP, public pricing, limited commitment coverage
Scenarios evaluated
We compared the client's options on a total-bill basis, using an annual spend of about $1.14M.
| Option | Commitment required | Bill reduction | Est. annual savings | Risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stay on public pricing | None | 0% | $0 | No savings |
| Sign an EDP | Multi-year minimum spend | ~5–6% | ~$57–68K | High: shortfall payable if spend drops or architecture changes |
| Cloud Numericals managed portfolioSelected | 30 days | 5% | $57K | Low: no minimum spend, no multi-year lock-in |
What we did
Reviewed the full bill to find usage that could be discounted without a company-wide spend commitment.
Covered steady, year-round compute from our managed commitment portfolio.
Left seasonal peak capacity on flexible pricing, so the client never paid for unused commitments.
Tracked the effective discount across the whole bill, not just compute, for a like-for-like comparison with an EDP.
The outcome
The first cost reduction was visible within 24 hours of applying rate optimization, and the retailer reached a 5% total-bill reduction in its second month, in line with what a typical EDP would offer, with only a 30-day commitment and no minimum spend. It kept full flexibility to re-architect and scale down after peak season, and it can still consider an EDP later from a stronger negotiating position.
Savings tracked in real time
The cost reduction appears on the client's NumeriQ dashboard within the first 24 hours after rate optimization is applied, and savings are tracked continuously. Realized savings by month:
| Month | On-demand equivalent | Actual spend | Savings | Savings rate | Cumulative savings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | $95,000 | $92,150 | $2,850 | 3% | $2,850 |
| Month 2 | $95,000 | $90,250 | $4,750 | 5% | $7,600 |
| Month 3 | $95,000 | $90,250 | $4,750 | 5% | $12,350 |
| Month 4 | $95,000 | $90,250 | $4,750 | 5% | $17,100 |
| Month 5 | $95,000 | $90,250 | $4,750 | 5% | $21,850 |
| Month 6 | $95,000 | $90,250 | $4,750 | 5% | $26,600 |
| First six months | $570,000 | $543,400 | $26,600 | 4.7% | $26,600 |
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