XContent lowers its customers’ cloud spend up to 32 percent with CloudMonitor

As a Pretoria, South Africa-based cloud service provider (CSP) specializing in the Azure ecosystem, XContent is committed to being the trusted advisor for its clients. XContent’s mission is to demystify the complexities of the Azure environment, with an emphasis on security, compliance, and costing.

The challenge XContent faces is the lack of transparency and understanding that many customers have regarding their cloud spending. This complexity is not just an external issue; it reflects their internal need to enhance their ability to manage resources and expenses effectively, even after leveraging Azure’s capabilities for nearly a decade.

In pursuit of excellence, the organization identified the need for a tool that could resonate with core Microsoft principles and provide the essential data to guide XContent and its customers toward well-informed decisions. Collaboration with CloudMonitor by Data-Driven is a strategic step toward achieving this goal, aiming to simplify the navigation of the Azure ecosystem and provide clarity on cloud spending for customers.

“Our tailored solutions provide unparalleled insights into cloud cost reduction, security, and compliance, transforming challenges into opportunities,” said Corne Du Preez, COO of XContent Business Solutions. “With CloudSource and CloudMonitor on Microsoft Azure, we are not just managing your cloud – we are mastering it.”

After meticulously evaluating its and its customers’ cloud estates, XContent recognized the need to understand and optimize resources to deliver unparalleled value to clients. By white labeling CloudMonitor as part of CloudSource, XContent achieved an all-encompassing perspective of the Azure framework. This integration illuminated areas of redundant resources, high-cost deployment patterns, and inconsistencies among various resource types.

Using these insights, XContent seamlessly incorporated them into client consultations. Clients were particularly impressed with the visualizations, patterns, recommendations, and detailed data on their resources. This unified strategy, under the CloudSource umbrella, has the potential to enhance any cloud-based organization’s efficiency. XContent managed to save up to 32 percent  for various customers and has successfully implemented this approach with numerous clients, all of whom have realized significant benefits.

Utilizing CloudMonitor's FinOps automation has revolutionized XContent’s cloud management, converting 16 hours of manual cost oversight into mere minutes of actionable financial governance.