From Overspend to Optimised: How Financial Firms Can Cut IT Costs by 40% with Amaze’s Private Cloud

BLUF: Strategic Infrastructure Choice is the Key to Financial Sector Cost Control

For Australian financial services firms, the shift to global public clouds often results in “bill shock”—unpredictable monthly costs, data egress fees, and mounting performance issues. Amaze’s Private Cloud, built on Hyper-converged Infrastructure (HCI), offers a superior alternative. By providing dedicated compute, storage, and networking in a sovereign environment, firms can achieve a 40% reduction in monthly IT expenditure while maintaining the strict compliance and low-latency performance required by the sector.

The Financial Sector Challenge: Hyperscaler “Bill Shock”

Many mid-sized financial firms initially moved to AWS or Azure expecting scalability and savings. However, after several years, they often face significant operational friction:

• Spiking Egress Fees: Costs tied to unpredictable data movement and client audits.
• Limited Sovereignty Control: Uncertainty over the exact physical location of sensitive client data.
• Latency Bottlenecks: Performance issues affecting day-to-day wealth management and client services operations.
• Support Gaps: A lack of tailored, local assistance during critical periods like the End of Financial Year (EOFY).

The Strategic Solution: Sovereign Private Cloud on HCI

Amaze delivers a tailored private cloud environment designed specifically for APRA-aligned compliance and high-performance finance workloads.

1. Dedicated Infrastructure: Hosted in Amaze’s carbon-neutral Australian data centres, ensuring 100% data sovereignty.
2. Hyper-converged Simplicity: Delivering compute and storage in a unified system for maximum speed and scale.
3. Integrated Resilience: Built-in Backup-as-a-Service (BaaS) with immutable local backups to protect against ransomware.
4. Predictable Monthly Billing: A flat-rate model with no hidden fees, allowing for accurate long-term budgeting.

The Outcome: Performance and Savings Combined

Transitioning to a private cloud built on HCI provides immediate tangible benefits:

• Cost Efficiency: Significant reduction in total cost of ownership compared to legacy public cloud setups.
• Uptime and Speed: Consistent 99.99% availability with drastically reduced latency for mission-critical applications.
• Compliance Alignment: Full oversight of data residency, satisfying the most stringent regulatory requirements.
• Operational Focus: Freeing up internal IT teams from maintenance tasks to focus on digital innovation.

Reclaim Control of Your IT Future

If your current cloud strategy is costing more than it is delivering, it is time to reassess your foundation. A shift to Amaze’s private cloud ensures your financial firm has the performance, savings, and sovereign protection needed to thrive in an increasingly complex digital landscape. Reclaim control of your environment with a local partner that understands your business.