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DJC Helped Zenitas Reduce Azure Costs by 50% with Smart Cloud Optimisation

Introducing Zenitas

Zenitas is a leading provider of healthcare services across Australia. It delivers in-home and community-based care through a network of trusted brands. Zenitas focuses on improving patient outcomes by integrating healthcare solutions tailored to individual needs.

The Challenge

When Zenitas acquired Australian Home Care Services (AHCS)—later rebranded as Claro Healthcare—they inherited more than just a new business. The AHCS cloud environment was deeply embedded within the previous provider’s infrastructure, making it complex, costly, and challenging to manage.

The setup was financially unsustainable, with cloud services alone costing $40,000 per month. Maintaining this environment was draining resources without delivering proportional value, leading to:

Escalating cloud costs

The inherited infrastructure was inefficient, driving Azure spending to unsustainable levels.

Limited control

The system remained deeply tied to the previous provider, restricting Zenitas from making necessary improvements.

Operational and performance risks

Without proper migration and optimisation, disruption and inefficiencies existed.

Zenitas needed a scalable, cost-effective solution to reduce cloud expenses while drastically maintaining performance and reliability. That’s where DJC came in.

The Solution

DJC, already supporting Zenitas as their trusted IT partner, was chosen for this project due to their deep Azure expertise and strong track record in delivering commercial and technology-driven cost savings.

The solution involved a two-phase approach:

1. Lift & Shift Migration

  • DJC collaborated with the incumbent provider to migrate the entire AHCS environment from the existing cloud platform to Microsoft Azure.
  • This phase ensured minimal disruption and allowed Zenitas to move away from the costly legacy infrastructure quickly.

2. Cloud Optimisation & Cost Reduction

  • Once the environment was fully migrated, DJC conducted a detailed analysis of system utilisation and workload demands.
  • The infrastructure was right-sized to eliminate unnecessary overheads while maintaining performance.
  • A flexible development and testing environment was introduced, designed only to run when required—reducing unnecessary computing costs.
  • Testing environments were restricted to business hours and optimised for minimal user load, lowering costs.

The Results

Through DJC’s strategic cloud optimisation, Zenitas reduced their Azure costs by 50% within just 60 days—bringing expenses down from $40,000 to $20,000 per month.

Significant Cost Savings

A $240,000 annual reduction in infrastructure costs.

On-Demand Test Environment

Eliminated unnecessary resource consumption by ensuring development environments were only active when needed.

Scalable and Efficient Infrastructure

The Azure environment was fully optimised to align with business needs while maintaining performance and reliability.

DJC delivered exactly what we needed—a streamlined, cost-efficient cloud environment without compromising performance. In just two months, they cut our Azure costs from $40K to $20K per month, saving us $240K annually. Their expertise and commercial approach made all the difference.

– Simon Baird, IT Manager, Zenitas