Truelio strengthens security, compliance, and cost efficiency with EPI-USE AWS Managed Services
Learn how Truelio transformed its AWS environment with proactive managed services, FinOps-driven cost optimization, and enterprise-grade security and governance.
About Truelio
Truelio is a partnership-focused brand experience, digital marketing, and technology transformation agency headquartered near Atlanta, Georgia. Founded in 2004, Truelio serves leading global brands through its BX Services Suite, combining creative strategy, branding, event solutions, and technology development. With clients that include global airlines and large financial institutions, Truelio's technology infrastructure must deliver the highest levels of reliability, security, and compliance at all times.

The Challenge
From Migrated Infrastructure to Cloud-Native Operations
After migrating its workloads from an on-premises data center to AWS, Truelio recognized that migration alone was not transformation. The infrastructure was running on AWS, but it had not yet been optimized to take advantage of cloud-native best practices across security, governance, cost management, and operational monitoring.
As Truelio's client base and service complexity grew, so did the demands on its infrastructure. The team recognized an opportunity to move beyond the initial migration and build a more mature, cloud-native operating model, one with stronger proactive monitoring, clearer cost visibility, and a governance structure built for the compliance requirements of enterprise clients in aviation and financial services.
Truelio needed more than a traditional MSP focused on keeping the lights on. They needed a next-generation managed services partner that could bridge the gap between migration and operational maturity, one that would embed security, FinOps, and proactive governance into daily cloud operations.
The Solution
Next-Generation AWS Managed Services
Truelio was introduced to EPI-USE by its migration partner. Once the teams met, it was clear this was a different kind of managed services relationship. Brian Benavides made a deliberate decision to engage an MSP early, before problems could emerge, rather than trying to manage cloud infrastructure in-house.
EPI-USE embedded automation, continuous optimization, and proactive governance into every layer of Truelio's AWS environment, covering security hardening, CIS benchmark compliance, real-time monitoring, automated patching, FinOps-driven cost optimization, audit support, and disaster recovery.
AWS Services Used

“I chose EPI-USE because they came to the table with experts. I had a real expert telling me what I needed to know about AWS, what it was going to cost me, and what the benefits were going to be.”
Brian Benavides, Chief Technology Officer, Truelio
Outcomes & Benefits
A Stable, Secure, and Scalable Platform Built for Growth
Through EPI-USE's next-generation managed services engagement, Truelio transformed its AWS environment into a secure, well-governed, and cost-efficient cloud-native platform. The results go well beyond technical metrics: since partnering with EPI-USE, Truelio has recorded zero unplanned outages, a milestone that has had a direct impact on the team's ability to serve its global client base with confidence.
For the engineering team, one of the most significant shifts has been in how they spend their time. Previously, engineers absorbed roughly 10% of their working time stabilizing and troubleshooting infrastructure. That same 10% is now directed toward modernizing applications and improving software architecture. The team is no longer in a reactive posture; they are building.
For individual engineers, the day-to-day experience has also changed meaningfully. Server health is visible immediately, alerts surface issues before users notice them, and support is fast and accessible. Having EPI-USE manage infrastructure has also freed Truelio's engineers to dedicate their time to software development, the core of Truelio's value proposition.
Significant
Reduction in Monthly
AWS Spend
Zero
Unplanned Outages Since
Go-Live
10%
Engineering Time Redirected
to Innovation
“EPI-USE has definitely been a partner to me and my team. We rely on them for the vision that we are trying to implement in our environment, and they come to us with solutions before we even know we have a problem.”
About EPI-USE Services for AWS
EPI-USE Services for AWS is an enterprise cloud expert and AWS Premier Partner with deep roots in SAP and ERP, serving enterprises running mission-critical workloads on AWS and
tech-intensive SaaS companies. As part of Group Elephant, a global technology group of 4,200+ professionals across 42 countries, we bring 42+ years of enterprise technology experience to every engagement.
We hold AWS competencies across AI Services, SAP, Migration and Modernization, MSP, and Microsoft Workloads, carry 162+ AWS certifications, and serve 170+ clients globally
through a validated AWS Managed Service Provider practice with 24/7 engineer support. From cloud migration to autonomous AI agents on Amazon Bedrock, we deliver Cloud Intelligence to enterprises running mission-critical workloads on AWS.


