GeekyAnts Cuts Digital Bank's AWS Costs by 60%, Saving Over $57K Annually

IT consulting firm GeekyAnts helped a digital banking platform reduce its monthly AWS spend from $8,100 to $3,300 through resource optimization.

Feb. 9, 2026 at 7:31am by Ben Kaplan

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A digital banking platform was able to cut its AWS costs by 60% in one quarter, lowering monthly spend from $8,100 to $3,300, with the help of IT consulting firm GeekyAnts. The project involved removing idle resources, rightsizing infrastructure, and enforcing cost controls to match actual usage patterns.

Why it matters

Enterprises often waste up to 30% of their cloud spending, according to Gartner. This case study provides a blueprint for large enterprises, particularly in the digital banking sector, to scale their cloud infrastructure efficiently while maintaining platform reliability and redirecting resources to feature development, security, and performance improvements.

The details

GeekyAnts' team used CloudWatch metrics, AWS Cost Explorer, and Terraform to track resource usage and identify areas for optimization. They removed idle resources like unattached Elastic IPs, old snapshots, and unused container images. The team also adjusted resources to match actual demand, migrating database instances to smaller sizes without affecting performance. Process controls were implemented to preserve the savings, including regular cost reviews and approvals for continuously running resources.

  • The project started in early 2026.

The players

GeekyAnts

An IT consulting and product development company specializing in cloud infrastructure and software development, based in San Francisco.

Gaurav Porwal

The Principal Technical Consultant at GeekyAnts who led the project.

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What they’re saying

“We mapped resource usage, removed waste, and created controls to prevent costs from growing without purpose. The team used CloudWatch metrics, ​​AWS Cost Explorer, and Terraform to track resource use.”

— Gaurav Porwal, Principal Technical Consultant at GeekyAnts (EINPresswire.com)

What’s next

The project provides benchmarks for large enterprises, particularly in the digital banking sector, to apply similar cost optimization strategies to their own cloud infrastructure.

The takeaway

By adopting resource optimization practices like removing idle resources, rightsizing infrastructure, and implementing cost controls, enterprises can scale their cloud infrastructure efficiently while maintaining platform reliability and redirecting resources to strategic initiatives.