Sherpa
For CFOs and finance

AWS savings you can report to the board.

Sherpa puts a monthly dollar value on the AWS savings it finds, shows what your team actually saved each month, and sizes Savings Plans on the spend left after the cleanup.

After you sign up, a member of the Sherpa team contacts you within one business day to discuss your AWS environment and the right way to start.

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What have we saved so far?

Last month: $7,980 realised, with $9,840 still recommended.

MonthRecommendedRealised
August $9,840 $7,980
July $8,200 $5,110
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What finance gets

Can we see what we actually saved?

Example
Example chart: recommended and realised savings for July and August. Realised savings appear about 30 days after a fix.
What finance gets

What can finance report from Sherpa?

  • Savings in dollars

    Priced savings carry a monthly figure, and most are tied to the resource behind them.

  • Recommended vs realised

    Month by month, what was found and what your team actually saved.

  • Savings Plans sized after the cleanup

    Pick the savings you plan to make, and Sherpa sizes the commitment on what's left.

  • Commitments and renewals

    Model a private pricing agreement with AWS, and see the days left before each AWS Marketplace renewal.

Savings Plans

Why size Savings Plans after the cleanup?

Example
Example: Sherpa finds idle and oversized spend, and your team cleans it up. Sherpa then sizes the Savings Plan on the spend that remains, so you don't commit to waste.

Commit on today's bill and you lock in the waste. Sherpa sizes Savings Plans on the spend that's left. Your team makes the purchase.

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Example

On a $100,000-a-month AWS bill, a 20–30% cut is $20,000–$30,000 a month back to gross margin, without a $155K FinOps hire (estimate). (McKinsey, 2023)

One-time FinOps Assessment

A savings report and a readout for your leaders, for one fixed fee set by your monthly AWS spend.

Request a FinOps Assessment

The Sherpa platform

It's sold on an annual contract, through AWS Marketplace or by invoice.

Sign up

After you sign up, a member of the Sherpa team contacts you within one business day to discuss your AWS environment and the right way to start.

Questions

Questions finance leaders ask us.

How do we track realised AWS savings?

Sherpa reports recommended and realised savings for each completed month. Realised savings appear about 30 days after your team acts on a finding.

How much should we commit to Savings Plans?

Sherpa sizes Compute and Database Savings Plans from your hourly spend, and can size them on what you'll spend after the savings you plan to make. Your team makes the purchase.

Can we buy Sherpa through AWS Marketplace?

Yes. You can buy and pay for it through your existing AWS account.

What does the FinOps Assessment cost?

One fixed fee, set by your monthly AWS spend and quoted after a short call. It covers the report and the readout.

Do we need a FinOps team?

No. Sherpa gives the team you already have the findings, a fix plan for each, and a monthly dollar value wherever the saving can be priced, so they know where to start.

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