About
Infra.Market is a one-stop solution for every category of construction materials. They offer products such as ready-mix concrete, fly ash, construction chemicals, aggregate, and cement, to name a few. Their products can also be procured from one webpage without negotiating rates with multiple vendors. With Infra.Market, one can store their invoices and POs online and pay via bank transfer. Their payment solution enables customers to 'Buy Now - Pay Later '(BNPL). This not only removes the hassle of remembering and punching credit/debit card details repeatedly but also allows consumers to buy items in bulk and settle their payment as per their convenience.
Challenges
- Fragmented visibility across multiple providers
Infra.Market’s cloud infrastructure is distributed across GCP, AWS, and Azure, making it difficult to get a unified view of overall cloud spending. Teams had to log into separate portals to analyze cost trends, leading to inefficiencies and incomplete insights.
- Unpredictable cost spikes and budget overruns
Without real-time alerts or anomaly detection, the team often discovered cost spikes only after monthly invoices arrived. This reactive approach led to delayed action and unforeseen budget overruns in key projects.
- Limited cost accountability across teams
With multiple engineering teams using different cloud services, there was a lack of granularity in cost attribution. It was challenging to assign cloud costs to specific departments or projects, resulting in poor accountability and optimization efforts.
Solution
- Unified cost monitoring dashboard
By integrating GCP, AWS, and Azure into Economize, the team gained a consolidated, real-time view of its cloud costs. The dashboard eliminated the need to manually reconcile billing data from three providers, saving time and improving financial clarity.
- Automated anomaly detection and alerts
By leveraging the notification system to receive instant alerts about unusual spending patterns or cost surges. These real-time alerts enabled engineering teams to respond quickly, minimizing financial waste and service disruption.
- Detailed reporting and cost attribution
Using the reporting feature, the team was able to break down costs by service, project, and SKUs. These insights were shared with stakeholders to encourage responsible resource usage and foster a culture of cost ownership.
Outcomes
- Reduction in cloud wastage
Through proactive monitoring and optimization, the team was able to identify underutilized resources and eliminate unnecessary services.
- Faster incident response to cost anomalies
With timely notifications, they reduced the average response time to cost anomalies from days to hours. This allowed teams to take preventive action before costs escalated significantly.
- Improved forecasting and budget planning
Detailed historical cost reports and trend analysis enabled better forecasting, helping finance and engineering teams set more accurate budgets and avoid surprises in cloud expenditure.
