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Once your AWS Cost and Usage Report (CUR) data is integrated, Cloud Capital has everything needed to model what savings are available to your organisation. The savings assessment is the first concrete, data-driven look at that potential — reviewed with your Finance and Engineering teams during a call with the Cloud Capital team, walking through the numbers together directly inside the Cloud Capital app.

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What the assessment shows

The assessment models two categories of savings from your actual AWS spend: Commitment savings — the potential savings available from Reserved Instances and Savings Plans, sized against your current usage patterns. This shows the estimated savings rate achievable with Cloud Capital managing those commitments on your behalf, including a breakdown by commitment type. Cloud Discount — the discount rate Cloud Capital can apply to your AWS usage charges, shown as both a percentage and a dollar amount based on your current spend run rate. Cloud Discount applies to all standard AWS usage — AWS Marketplace spend and AWS Support costs are excluded. Together these give your Finance team a clear, single number for total savings potential before any decision is made.

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Forecasting is always included

Forecasting is available to any organisation that integrates their CUR data — at no cost. Once your data is connected, you have access to the full forecasting toolset: Cost Layers, Business Metrics, Projection Types, and Engineering Initiatives. Cloud Capital uses Forecasting as the foundation for everything else. A mature forecast makes commitment sizing more accurate, which makes savings more predictable. Even if you’re not ready to move forward with commitments or a discount arrangement today, Forecasting gives your Finance and Engineering teams immediate visibility into where your cloud spend is going — and it’s the starting point for every conversation about what comes next.

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Product paths

The savings assessment leads into a decision about which Cloud Capital products fit your situation now, and what the path forward looks like. The options aren’t mutually exclusive — most organisations start with one and expand over time. Cloud Discount Cloud Capital applies a discount to your standard AWS usage charges. No commitment management involved. A good fit if your existing commitment coverage is already strong, if you’re not ready to hand off commitment management yet, or if you want immediate savings while your forecast matures. Commitment Management Cloud Capital purchases and manages Reserved Instances and Savings Plans on your behalf within your AWS Organisation, and carries the utilization risk. You receive a Guaranteed Savings Rate — a contractual rate Cloud Capital stands behind regardless of how commitments perform month to month. Typically combined with Cloud Discount for maximum total savings. In-Place Commitment Management For organisations with an existing AWS Enterprise Discount Program (EDP), AWS Private Pricing Agreement (PPA), or AWS Managed Service Provider (MSP) agreement that you want to retain or run down to expiry. Cloud Capital manages your commitments within that existing structure, and a path to transitioning fully to Cloud Capital is planned for when your agreement expires or when you’re ready to move.

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What shapes the decision

Several factors feed into which product path makes sense and when:
  • Cloud spend size — the absolute volume of your AWS spend affects which commitment types deliver the best return and whether a discount arrangement is commercially viable
  • Cloud Discount rate — the rate available to your organisation is determined during the assessment itself
  • Growth trajectory — fast-growing organisations benefit most from forecast-driven commitment sizing; backward-looking tools consistently undersize commitments and leave savings on the table
  • Existing commitments — the types, coverage levels, and expiry dates of any Reserved Instances or Savings Plans you already hold affect how Cloud Capital phases in new commitments
  • Existing AWS agreements — active EDP, PPA, or MSP agreements shape the available product options and the timeline for a full transition

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The path forward

The conversation at assessment stage includes a forward plan — not just which product you’re starting with, but what adding the next product looks like and when it makes sense. Forecasting gives your team the visibility to make that timing decision confidently rather than guessing.

Commitment Optimization Overview

How the ongoing commitment management program works once you’re live.

Savings Plans & Reserved Instances

What commitment types Cloud Capital works with and how they generate savings.

Guaranteed Savings Rate

The contractual savings rate Cloud Capital stands behind.

Forecasting Overview

How Cloud Capital models your cloud spend trajectory.