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case study

Hill Dickinson LLP

Hill Dickinson LLP

A leading UK law firm streamlined Azure governance and achieved a 40% cost reduction roadmap through Finabeo’s 3-week diagnostic.

Industry

Legal Services

Cloud Suite

Microsoft Azure

Results

Outlined savings of more than 40% over 12 months

Client Context & Background

Client Context & Background

Client Context & Background

Energy, Water & Utilities

Hill Dickinson LLP is a leading commercial law firm employing more than 1,000 people across the UK, Europe, and Asia. The firm completed its migration to Microsoft Azure in 2023/24 and created an in-house team of IT, PMO, and DevOps professionals to manage high-level cloud costs. While the move provided visibility, the firm had not yet established formal governance structures or the technical capabilities needed for effective FinOps and cost optimisation.

Hill Dickinson LLP is a leading commercial law firm employing more than 1,000 people across the UK, Europe, and Asia. The firm completed its migration to Microsoft Azure in 2023/24 and created an in-house team of IT, PMO, and DevOps professionals to manage high-level cloud costs. While the move provided visibility, the firm had not yet established formal governance structures or the technical capabilities needed for effective FinOps and cost optimisation.

Results & Outcomes Achieved

Results & Outcomes Achieved

Results & Outcomes Achieved

Energy, Water & Utilities

The roadmap outlined savings of more than 40% over 12 months by combining technical and commercial measures. The delivery of eight carefully chosen KPIs gave leadership a simplified and actionable view of performance. Hill Dickinson was pleased with the clarity and prioritisation provided, and the engagement gave their team the structure and focus to drive FinOps maturity with confidence.

Our Process & Key Observations

Our Process & Key Observations

Our Process & Key Observations

Energy, Water & Utilities

The diagnostic identified inefficiencies across compute and storage, including orphaned resources that could be shut down immediately and areas of low utilisation that could be rightsized for immediate savings. While tagging coverage was relatively strong, gaps in quality undermined cost allocation. Finabeo provided clear recommendations to address these issues and developed a 12-month roadmap focusing first on governance, tagging, and KPIs before progressing into advanced optimisation techniques such as reservations.

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