Cloud infrastructure has become one of the largest—and fastest growing—cost centers in business today. And yet, many companies are still flying blind when it comes to managing it.

In Q4 2024 alone, global cloud infrastructure services spending hit $86 billion, a 20% increase year over year. Annual spend topped $321 billion in 2024, up from $267 billion the year before . But while spending surges, so does the waste. According to recent reports, enterprises are expected to waste approximately $44.5 billion on unnecessary cloud costs in 2025. This waste is largely driven by preventable inefficiencies—such as idle resources, poor visibility, and a growing disconnect between FinOps and engineering teams. In fact, a survey by Stacklet found that 78% of organizations estimate that 21% to 50% of their cloud spend is wasted. Without a unified strategy and the right tooling, companies continue to hemorrhage money on underutilized infrastructure and misaligned priorities. At Solutioneers, we’re fixing that. Our proprietary platform, StackIQ, helps companies identify where their cloud money is leaking—and how to stop it.

The Hidden Costs of Cloud Bloat

From compute instances left running to over-provisioned storage, duplicate databases, and unmonitored data egress—cloud inefficiency is everywhere. Here’s what that looks like in the real world:

• Airbnb disclosed that their cloud costs rose by $12 million in just the first half of 2024, even while revenue grew only 20% during the same period .
• Alibaba has committed over $50 billion to cloud and AI investments, underscoring how high the stakes—and spend—have become .

Enterprises today use an average of 2.6 public clouds and 2.7 private clouds, making visibility and cost control even harder to manage. But spending big doesn’t mean spending smart.

How StackIQ Works

StackIQ is our cloud intelligence engine built to identify and eliminate waste. Here’s how:

• Compute: Find and fix idle or oversized instances across cloud providers.
• Storage: Identify cold data sitting in expensive storage tiers or forgotten snapshots.
• Network: Audit cross-region traffic and egress patterns to eliminate unnecessary transfer costs.
• Serverless: Detect inactive functions that are still incurring charges.
• Database: Analyze usage to spot over-provisioned or redundant databases. You get actionable recommendations, not a wall of metrics. We tell you what to fix, why it matters, and how much you’ll save. And here’s the best part: you only pay us when we save you money.

Real Savings, Not Just Reporting

With our proprietary technology, we routinely uncover 20–30% in cloud cost savings within the first 90 days for our clients.

• That’s $300K saved for a company with a $1M cloud budget.
• Or over $2M saved for larger enterprises spending $10M+ annually. And this isn’t just about slashing costs—it’s about running smarter, improving cloud ROI, and preparing your infrastructure to scale without breaking the bank.

The Cloud Isn’t Free. Stop Treating It Like It Is.

Companies that ignore their cloud spend today will find themselves paying the price tomorrow—literally. If you’re serious about cutting waste, optimizing your infrastructure, and getting ahead of your cloud spend before it spirals, now is the time to act.