Cloud benchmarks for AWS, Azure, cost control and DevOps maturity
Benchmark your cloud setup against practical indicators used by SaaS, platform and operations teams. Use these resources to understand whether your AWS, Azure, support model, cost controls and DevOps processes are helping growth — or quietly creating risk.
Why benchmark your cloud setup?
Cloud problems rarely appear all at once. They build quietly through small gaps: unused resources, unclear ownership, manual deployments, weak alerting, inconsistent support cover and infrastructure that only one or two people properly understand.
The benchmarks
Cloud Cost Benchmark
Compare your AWS and Azure spend against common waste patterns, governance gaps and optimisation opportunities.
View cloud cost benchmarkAWS Support Benchmark
Check whether your AWS support model is reactive, fragile, co-managed or mature enough for business-critical systems.
View AWS support benchmarkAzure Support Benchmark
Benchmark your Azure support, monitoring, governance and operational readiness against practical indicators.
View Azure support benchmarkDevOps Maturity Benchmark
Assess whether your delivery is manual, improving, repeatable or mature across CI/CD, environments and observability.
View DevOps maturity benchmarkBenchmark summary
| Benchmark | Best for | Measures | Useful CTA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud Cost Benchmark | CFOs, CTOs, SaaS founders | Waste, governance, usage, commitments, visibility | Request a cost review |
| AWS Support Benchmark | AWS platform teams | Monitoring, incident response, resilience, access, support cover | Book an AWS support review |
| Azure Support Benchmark | Azure operations teams | Landing zones, monitoring, security, governance, support process | Book an Azure support review |
| DevOps Maturity Benchmark | Engineering and platform teams | CI/CD, release reliability, environments, automation, observability | Book a DevOps bottleneck review |
How IG CloudOps uses benchmark reviews
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Understand your cloud estate
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Review cost, support, monitoring & DevOps
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Identify gaps and quick wins
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Prioritise fixes by risk and value
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Deliver via PAYG, project or managed CloudOps
Frequently asked questions
What is a cloud benchmark?+
A practical comparison of your current cloud setup against indicators used by mature AWS, Azure and DevOps teams.
Which cloud benchmark should I start with?+
Start with the area causing the most pain — usually cost, support reliability or release speed.
Are these benchmarks for AWS, Azure or both?+
Both. Cost and DevOps benchmarks apply to either. Support benchmarks are platform-specific to keep them practical.
How often should a cloud setup be benchmarked?+
Annually as a minimum, and after major changes such as a migration, funding event or leadership change.
Can IG CloudOps help implement the improvements?+
Yes — through PAYG consulting, structured projects or 24/7 managed CloudOps.
Not sure which benchmark matters most?
If your cloud setup feels expensive, fragile, slow or difficult to support, we can help you benchmark the right area first and turn the findings into a practical improvement plan.