EC2 Cost Optimization on AWS - 53% Reduction for Playtech BI

EC2 Cost Optimization on AWS - 53% Reduction for Playtech BI
Johan de Keulenaer
Partnerships & Channel Growth,
Johan de Keulenaer
Partnerships & Channel Growth,

As AWS usage scaled across the organization, Playtech BI partnered with CloudZone to gain better cost visibility and optimize its cloud infrastructure without impacting performance.

About Playtech

Playtech is a global leader in gambling technology, delivering data-driven software and services to the world’s largest gaming operators. Playtech BI supports analytics and business intelligence workloads across the group, operating at significant scale on AWS.

Industry: Gaming

As AWS usage scaled across the organization, Playtech BI partnered with CloudZone to gain better cost visibility and optimize its cloud infrastructure without impacting performance.

The Challenge

Despite strong AWS expertise, EC2 costs grew rapidly and accounted for nearly 80% of Playtech BI’s cloud spend. The team needed better control over instance selection, utilization, and ongoing cost optimization as workloads expanded.

The Solution

CloudZone conducted an in-depth AWS cost optimization audit using a third-party optimization platform. The engagement focused on improving EC2 efficiency through:

  • Upgrading legacy instance types to newer, more cost-effective generations
  • Identifying and addressing underutilized resources
  • Implementing automated utilization monitoring and alerts
  • Introducing FinOps best practices for ongoing cost visibility

The Results

Within a year, Playtech BI achieved meaningful improvements:

  • 53% reduction in monthly EC2 costs
  • 28% reduction in total EC2 compute hours
  • Improved performance with no impact on service delivery

Today, Playtech BI operates a more efficient, cost-optimized AWS environment that supports scalable analytics and continued growth.

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