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Use representative utilization windows
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Rightsizing and Waste Reduction
Identify underused resources and remove avoidable spend safely.
Objective: Reduce waste without compromising resilience, performance or supportability.
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Analyse
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Identify idle, oversized and duplicate services
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03
Check resilience and licensing constraints
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04
Prioritize by savings, effort and risk
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Execute
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Test changes with rollback plans
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02
Schedule downscaling and deletion controls
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03
Validate performance after optimization
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04
Record recurring savings and avoided cost
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