Avid, a global audio and video tech company, migrated to AWS to optimize costs but faced challenges in managing non-production instances running continuously. They implemented ParkMyCloud to schedule on/off times for idle resources, leading to a reduction in their annual AWS spend by $55,000. The solution helped their teams understand the AWS pricing model and realize the importance of managing instance usage effectively.

1. Customer Case
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The Situation (I)
The IT team at Avid, a global audio and video tech company, migrated
their enterprise environment from traditional managed data centers into
Amazon Web Services (AWS). A significant part of the transition included
educating and changing the mindset about operating times and expenses.

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“The world of physical servers was all CapEx driven, requiring big up-
front costs, and ending in systems running full time. Now the model is
OpEx, and getting our people to see the benefits of the new cost-per-
hour model has been challenging but rewarding.”
Lee Blackwell, Global IT and Operations Manager
What both Avid needed was that their teams would not leave non-
production running 24x7, eating away at the budget hour by hour.
The Situation (II)

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Avid learned of ParkMyCloud (PMC) from a cloud advisory firm that was
assisting Avid with migration to AWS. After visiting the PMC website, they
had a free trial account running and started parking instances within
minutes.
Avid now has PMC schedules attached to their non-production instances to
turn off nights and weekends.
The Solution

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The Outcome
“When our teams understand the AWS charging model of
compute by the hour, they recognize the need to park
instances and engage. Then, the metaphorical penny drops.”
Satnam Bains, Global Director of Infrastructure Services
With ParkMyCloud, Avid is reducing their annual AWS spend
by $55,000. In addition, they use Reserved Instances to save
on costs for “always on” production servers.

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About Avid
Avid provides audio and video technology for media
organizations and independent professionals.
Their customers use Avid solutions to create, distribute, and
monetize award-winning films, videos, music recordings, TV
shows, live concerts, and news broadcasts.
Find more at:
www.avid.com

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About ParkMyCloud
ParkMyCloud is a lightweight app that reduces cloud
computing costs by 20% or more, in just 15 minutes. This
allows AWS users to pay only for the computing resources
they’re actually using by scheduling on/off times for their
idle cloud computing services.
Find more information and start a free 30-day trial at:
www.parkmycloud.com