From AWS to QBO running on IONOS bare metal, OpExx Achieved a 40% Reduction on Total Cost of Ownership

This customer story explores the tremendous value that OpExx, a FinOps SaaS provider, gained by leveraging QBO and the IONOS Bare Metal Cloud to deliver its solution. Their journey demonstrates how this combination benefits OpExx by optimizing performance, reducing costs, and enhancing operational simplicity, compared to running on hyperscale public clouds.

The Challenge

OpExx, a provider of operational efficiency SaaS solutions, needed a robust infrastructure to support its growing customer base. Challenges included:

• Cost Management: Escalating costs on hyperscale public clouds, including high performance data warehouse
• Performance Requirements: Ensuring low latency and high throughput for real-time data processing and analytics
• Operational Complexity: Reducing DevOps overhead to focus on innovation and scaling the SaaS solution

The Solution

OpExx migrated its SaaS operations to a solution built on:

• IONOS Bare Metal Cloud: Delivering dedicated, high-performance hardware at predictable costs
• QBO: Simplifying orchestration and enabling a PaaS-like environment on bare metal
• Optimized Architecture: Designed to scale with OpExx’s SaaS workloads while maintaining cost efficiency and performance

Implementation

1. Deployment on IONOS Bare Metal Cloud:

OpExx replaced hyperscale cloud instances with dedicated bare-metal servers provided by IONOS. The predictable pricing structures not only eliminated variable fees but simplified financial planning.

2. Streamlined Orchestration with QBO:

QBO transformed the bare-metal servers into scalable environments for deploying and managing SaaS applications. Pre-configured PaaS capabilities reduced time-to-deployment for new services.

3. Optimized SaaS Workloads:

Real-time analytics, customer dashboards, and operational tools were fine-tuned to leverage the performance of bare-metal infrastructure.

Results

1. Cost Savings

Reduction in TCO: OpExx achieved a 40% cost reduction compared to hyperscale cloud expenses due to:

• Eliminating egress fees and over-provisioning
• Leveraging efficient resource allocation with QBO

IONOS Perspective: Improved utilization of their bare-metal infrastructure, attracting SaaS providers QBO Perspective: Demonstrated ability to deliver high-performing PaaS solutions cost-effectively

2. Performance Improvements

• Enhanced Application Responsiveness: Running directly on bare metal reduced latency by 25%, critical for real-time SaaS features like live reporting
• Increased Throughput: Dedicated hardware eliminated hypervisor resource contention, maximizing performance.

ONOS Perspective: Highlighted the superior performance of bare-metal offerings QBO Perspective: Showcased its ability to simplify high-performance deployments

3. Operational Efficiency

• DevOps Simplification: QBO’s automated orchestration reduced manual intervention, freeing OpExx’s team to focus on product innovation.
• Scalability: Rapid deployment of new SaaS instances to meet growing customer demand

IONOS Perspective: Strengthened its position as a partner for SaaS providers QBO Perspective: Validated its role in enabling SaaS scalability with minimal complexity

Comparison with Hyperscale Public Cloud

Conclusion

By leveraging QBO and IONOS Bare Metal Cloud, OpExx successfully transformed its SaaS delivery model, achieving significant cost savings, enhanced performance, and operational simplicity.

This customer story demonstrates the tangible benefits for: OpExx: Improved ROI and customer satisfaction.

IONOS: A compelling use case showcasing the value of bare-metal services for SaaS providers.

QBO: Validation of its ability to simplify orchestration and deliver a PaaS experience on bare-metal infrastructure.

This partnership exemplifies how innovative solutions can disrupt traditional cloud models, enabling SaaS providers to deliver better value to their customers while maintaining operational excellence.