Case Study
SAP Development Environment Cost Optimization
Cost optimization initiative for SAP development infrastructure using schedules, rightsizing, and utilization review.
Metrics Dashboard
Project outcomes and indicators.
32%
Monthly spend
reduction in non-production run cost
55%
Idle runtime
removed through scheduled availability
2 weeks
Review cycle
for recurring cost and utilization checks
Executive Summary
Project overview and engineering context.
Cost optimization initiative for SAP development infrastructure using schedules, rightsizing, and utilization review.
Project Challenge
The operational challenge.
SAP development environments were consuming steady-state infrastructure spend even when engineering activity was intermittent.
Solution Architecture
The engineering response.
Introduced environment scheduling, utilization analysis, instance rightsizing, and cost guardrails that preserved developer access while lowering idle spend.
Architecture Preview
How the workflow fits together.
A recruiter-readable preview of the technical flow before the detailed architecture section.
Usage telemetry
Schedule policies
Rightsizing workflow
Cost reporting
My Role
Engineering role and implementation focus.
Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
- Reviewed CloudWatch and Cost Explorer signals to identify idle runtime and oversized resources.
- Mapped optimization candidates to SAP development usage windows and ownership inputs.
- Introduced scheduled availability patterns for non-production resources.
- Recommended rightsizing changes where utilization data supported safe reductions.
- Established recurring cost review checkpoints.
- Created a repeatable model for future non-production optimization reviews.
Environment & Challenges
Environment, inputs, and technical challenges.
Environment
Environment scope
- SAP development infrastructure with intermittent engineering usage patterns.
- Non-production AWS resources reviewed for idle runtime and rightsizing opportunities.
- Cost decisions coordinated between engineering owners and finance stakeholders.
Challenges
Technical constraints
- Development environments needed predictable access while reducing idle runtime.
- Rightsizing required utilization evidence and application owner validation.
- Cost guardrails had to avoid disrupting active SAP development work.
Implementation
How the solution was implemented.
Usage and cost analysis
- Reviewed CloudWatch and Cost Explorer signals to identify idle runtime and oversized resources.
- Mapped optimization candidates to SAP development usage windows and ownership inputs.
Scheduling and rightsizing
- Introduced scheduled availability patterns for non-production resources.
- Recommended rightsizing changes where utilization data supported safe reductions.
Governance loop
- Established recurring cost review checkpoints.
- Created a repeatable model for future non-production optimization reviews.
Technologies Used
Tools and platforms.
Core technologies used to design, implement, and demonstrate the project.
Project Impact
Why it mattered.
- Lowered cloud operating cost without delaying development workflows.
- Gave finance and engineering a shared view of optimization decisions.
- Established a repeatable approach for other non-production estate reviews.
Lessons Learned
What shaped the next build.
- Cost controls work best when engineers retain predictable access windows.
- Rightsizing decisions need both utilization data and application owner validation.
- Savings programs should include a feedback loop so optimizations remain durable.
Architecture & Workflow
Mermaid-backed operational flow.
Architecture system flow
Key architecture steps for review, discussion, and implementation planning.
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