Case Study – Implementing Metric-Driven Cost Optimization and Unit Economics

This case study explores the challenges of allocating costs for containers, and the solutions we implemented to overcome these obstacles. We utilized a metric-driven decision-making process to determine when to purchase reservations or initiate the usage optimization process with our engineering team. Additionally, we calculated IT costs per unit of service to help us better understand the profitability of our DeliverNow platform.

In this case study, you will learn about the following:

• Our approach to cost allocation for containers and shared services in Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
• The metrics we implemented to assist with reservation purchases
• The unit metrics for the DeliverNow business requested by the finance department to calculate per-unit cost and profitability