Case Study · CSP partner
XContent delivered 32% Azure savings for a CSP client.
XContent white-labeled CloudMonitor inside CloudSource to give its clients FinOps reporting, cost-anomaly visibility, and a route to savings opportunities.
About the customer
XContent
South African Cloud Services Provider specializing in the Microsoft ecosystem, delivering managed Azure, security, and FinOps to enterprise customers across the region.
Results at a glance
The CSP service gave cost evidence a client-facing home.
32%
Azure savings on a key customer
CloudSource
CloudMonitor white-labeled inside
Portfolio
FinOps reporting for every client
The cost decision
Clients needed a clearer view of their cloud spend.
XContent wanted CloudSource clients to understand cloud spend, security, compliance, and costing in the Microsoft ecosystem.
Both XContent and its clients needed clearer cost evidence to manage resources and expenses, and to guide client conversations with data.
Before CloudMonitor
Client cost conversations needed better evidence.
Visibility, risk context, and actionable savings opportunities needed to reach the CSP's clients.
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Customers lacked clear visibility of their cloud spend.
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Security gaps could leave customers exposed to risk.
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XContent needed to identify savings opportunities to take to customers.
The FinOps response
Bring FinOps reporting into the CSP service.
XContent white-labeled CloudMonitor as part of CloudSource after evaluating its own and client cloud estates. The service highlighted redundant resources, high-cost deployment patterns, and inconsistencies across resource types.
XContent used this evidence in client consultations, combining visualizations, patterns, recommendations, and detailed resource data inside the CloudSource service.
The result
Up to 32% Azure savings for a key customer.
By white-labeling CloudMonitor in CloudSource, XContent delivered up to 32% Azure savings for a key customer.
CloudSource clients receive FinOps reporting that gives business users visibility of cloud spend and cost anomalies.
Key results
Customer Azure savings
A key customer achieved up to 32% lower Azure cost.
FinOps reporting
CloudSource clients receive a business-readable view of cloud spend.
Cost anomaly visibility
Business users can review reported cost anomalies.
Related FinOps Domains
CloudSource customers most often start with Understand Cloud Usage and Cost, giving the business its first real picture of cloud spend.
The quick-wins pipeline that XContent surfaces to customers sits inside Cloud Usage Optimization.
Cost-anomaly alerting maps directly to the Anomaly Management capability.
Empowering the customers' cloud journey with precision and integrity, CloudSource, in collaboration with CloudMonitor, is a trusted partner in navigating the complexities of the digital landscape. Our tailored solutions provide unparalleled insights into Cloud Cost Reduction, Security, and Compliance, transforming challenges into opportunities. With CloudSource and CloudMonitor, we are not just managing your cloud — we are mastering it.
Corne Du Preez
COO, XContent
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