Archera’s intuitive, no-fuss setup that allowed Esten Rye’s team at Platform9 to start saving on AWS costs without the hassle. In less than a day, Esten had Archera fully operational, complete with visualizations and commitment efficacy evaluation tools, all without needing to interact with sales or navigate complex pricing pages. Archera’s streamlined setup and accessible cost-saving tools impressed Platform9, helping them assess cloud savings with minimal risk and investment. Tune in to hear why ease of use and transparency make a big difference in a cloud rate optimization solution.
“When I look at this from a standpoint of ‘what did I need to see,’ the theme I come back to time and time again is, especially for SaaS-based tools, your goal is to take it from zero to ‘take my money!’ in as short a time as possible. If I have to spend more than 30 seconds trying to figure out whether or not I want to use your tool because I have to go ‘ninja’ around your website to find pricing or to figure out how to avoid having to talk to a person if I don’t want to, because all I want to do is see if the tool is going to save me any money.
The biggest thing is that I didn’t have to talk to a person to get set up. I literally had the entirety of Archera set up, operational, and joined to my accounts in less than a day. All the visualization was free, the evaluation tools were free: no approval needed.
I’m like ‘how does this work, how does [Archera] make money?’ Then I dug into it and it made sense: I don’t spend any money and the only things you have access to are Reserved Instances, Savings Plans, and the Cost Explorer data; the risk was low. There was little investment on my part required to engage to get set up. It’s been a fantastic tool … I’ve been super happy.”
Esten Rye, DevOps Manager, Platform9
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