Logile turned $360K/year in savings into real-time retail AI—powered by North.Cloud

Managing cloud costs wasn’t Logile’s expertise. They relied on AWS recommendations and internal reviews, believing they were optimized—until North.Cloud uncovered 4.6x more savings.

"We thought we had done a great job optimizing costs—then North found an extra $32K in savings with zero effort on our end."

By switching to North.Cloud’s automated commitment management, Logile eliminated tedious cloud cost reviews, saved hours of manual effort, and freed up the budget to invest in AI-driven workforce forecasting.

"It’s a no-brainer—together, we win. Instead of spending hours tracking costs, we get immediate savings while North handles the complexity."

With optimization no longer a time drain, Logile’s team can focus on what they do best—building smarter workforce solutions for the retail industry.

1. Scaling cloud costs alongside business growth

Cloud flexibility should mean paying only for what you use. But Logile, coming from an on-prem background, was accustomed to overprovisioning—reserving excess cloud capacity in anticipation of demand spikes. This approach led to unnecessary spending and inefficient resource allocation.

"We were treating cloud OpEx like CapEx—overprovisioning just in case, instead of optimizing based on actual usage."

Even with AWS tools like Reserved Instances and Savings Plans, Logile struggled to control their cloud expenses. Their team spent hours every week manually reviewing costs and tweaking allocations, only to find AWS recommendations weren’t enough.

"We thought we had optimized everything. Then North.Cloud came in and saved us even more—with very little oversight needed from our team"

2. Cloud Cost Management Was Taking Up Valuable Time

Logile’s workforce management software optimized labor planning for retailers—but their own cloud infrastructure lacked that same precision. Despite dedicated engineering hours spent analyzing cloud spend, it still wasn’t efficient.

They needed a solution that wouldn’t just suggest cost optimizations but would fully automate savings—without requiring constant oversight.

That’s when they turned to North.Cloud.

After evaluating multiple vendors, Logile found that North.Cloud offered deeper savings, real automation, and a hands-off experience.

With North.Cloud, Logile unlocked: 

Real-Time Savings Without the Risk

Arctic acts as Logile’s commitment automation engine—constantly reallocating underused savings plans and rightsizing cloud reservations in real-time. It analyzes historical usage and proactively adjusts coverage to match daily demand. Logile gets 3-year pricing without locking into static contracts or manual forecasting.

Zero-Lift Cost Optimization

The entire process is hands-off. Arctic runs in the background, managing cloud spend with zero intervention. When new savings opportunities surface, Logile receives a single message: "Approve or skip?" No lengthy reviews. No spreadsheet audits. Just click-to-save.

Continuous Resource Reshaping

While Arctic automates savings coverage, North.Cloud’s Reshaping tool helps Logile spot hidden inefficiencies. It continuously scans cloud environments, identifies idle or over-provisioned instances, and recommends right-sizing actions—based on real usage, memory trends, and workload patterns. The final action is always up to the customer, ensuring changes happen with full context and control.

Preparing for GreenOps

Looking ahead, Logile plans to explore North.Cloud’s GreenOps capabilities to better understand and offset their carbon impact. With cloud resource data already centralized in the platform, sustainability insights will be built into the same workflows they use today.

Full Visibility, Slack-Native Support

Everything from monthly savings to anomaly detection is visible in North.Cloud’s dashboard—and surfaced directly in Slack. The Logile team never has to log in or chase reports. The platform does the work and delivers insights where they already are.

By combining Arctic, Reshaping, and eventually GreenOps, Logile is turning cloud cost optimization into a fully automated, forward-looking strategy—aligned with how their business scales.

Why Logile chose North.Cloud over DIY optimization

• Unmatched savings: “I spent time with AWS consultants, followed their recommendations, and estimated we’d save $7K a month. Then we compared vendors—one promised $18K in savings. But when North said $32K, it was a no-brainer.”
• Seamless implementation: “We didn’t have to build anything, run a complex integration, or spend weeks analyzing data. We gave North access, and boom—$30K in savings.”
• Time back for the team: “We were spending dedicated hours every week on cloud cost management. Now, instead of detailed conversations, it’s just a quick yes or no decision when North brings us new savings opportunities.”
• A true extension of the team: “It doesn’t feel like working with a vendor—it feels like they’re part of our team. I can reach out to North anytime on Slack, and someone is always there to help.”

Phase 1: Fast implementation, immediate impact

Getting started with North.Cloud was seamless for Logile. Within 30 minutes, the platform was fully integrated, and within a week, cost savings were already showing.

“North took over the optimization, and instantly spun up five savings plans to act on.”

Phase 2: Scaling savings, reducing workload

With North automating cost management, Logile’s team saved both money and time. Instead of manually reviewing cloud expenses, they now receive real-time insights and recommendations—turning once time-consuming meetings into quick approvals.

“Instead of spending hours manually optimizing, I get a quick message: ‘Hey, we found more savings—want to activate them?’ from the North.Cloud team. It’s gone from a time-consuming process to a simple yes or no decision.”

Phase 3: Ongoing optimization, maximum efficiency

North continues to deliver higher savings than provider-recommended optimizations, ensuring Logile’s cloud costs remain streamlined as they scale.

North.Cloud didn’t just help Logile cut cloud waste, it gave them the freedom to reinvest in innovation. With $32K/month in reclaimed spend and zero workflow disruption, Logile accelerated its product roadmap, launching a wave of AI and cloud-based solutions that now power some of the retail industry’s most dynamic operations.

1.  Reinvested savings into transformative AI

Logile used the reclaimed budget to build and scale their AI-driven labor forecasting engine—now part of their Connected Workforce Platform, named Store Operations Platform of the Year in 2025. Their multidimensional AI models allow retailers to predict labor needs down to the 15-minute interval, improving scheduling accuracy and reducing labor costs across thousands of locations.

“We’re using those savings to advance our AI models—helping retailers plan smarter and predict demand in real time.”

2. Launched new cloud-based solutions for retailers

Thanks to North.Cloud’s automation and time savings, Logile brought major cloud-native features to market faster, including a new Scale Management Solution that updates 1,800+ items per scale in minutes, improving food compliance and reducing in-store errors for grocery retailers.

3. Maximized utilization and outperformed cloud-native tools

Even after using their cloud provider’s built-in optimization tools, Logile had only captured a fraction of their savings potential. North.Cloud increased their monthly savings by more than 4.5x—and kept utilization at 98%, placing Logile in the top tier of cloud efficiency.

“A cloud provider projected we’d save $7K. Another vendor said $18K. North saved us $32K. It was a no-brainer.”