LottoBillions — Compliance resolved, $120K in AWS credits secured, billing discount locked in — before product launch.

Ahead of new product launches, LottoBillions faced two compounding problems. Their AWS environment had compliance gaps that exposed them to regulatory risk in a tightly governed industry. And their monthly AWS costs were running higher than expected, with no clear visibility into what was driving them. The business needed both resolved before going to market.

• Full six-pillar Well-Architected Review against the complete AWS WAF framework
• Identification and prioritised remediation of compliance misconfigurations
• AWS credit application and programme management — $120K secured across two years
• Ongoing 7% billing discount activated via authorised reseller programme
• Cost driver analysis using Cost Explorer — identified specific services and configurations responsible for budget overruns
• Written remediation roadmap with severity-ranked findings for the engineering team

• Conducted a full AWS Well-Architected Review covering all six pillars — operational excellence, security, reliability, performance efficiency, cost optimisation, and sustainability.
• Used AWS CloudTrail, Trusted Advisor, and Cost Explorer to audit the live environment and identify misconfigurations, unused resources, and cost inefficiencies.
• Provided a risk-ranked remediation report with specific, actionable recommendations prioritised by business impact.
• Managed the AWS Well-Architected Partner Programme credit application, securing $20,000 in the initial tranche and supporting subsequent credit cycles to a total of $120,000 over two years.
• Transferred AWS billing to Smile IT Solutions as part of the programme, activating a 7% ongoing discount on all AWS spend.
• Supported the team through implementation of remediation recommendations, resulting in a compliant, cost-optimised environment ready for product launch.

• Full regulatory compliance posture established before product launch — audit-ready with no critical gaps.
• $120,000 in AWS credits secured over two years through the AWS Well-Architected Partner Programme.
• Ongoing 7% AWS billing discount activated and maintained — reducing monthly infrastructure cost permanently.
• Complete cost visibility established — specific drivers identified, addressed, and monitored.
• Business able to proceed with product expansion with confidence in their cloud infrastructure.