IMHO the missing information is how much revenue you are generating with that 10k expense. If you are generating 100k+ / month revenue, then 10% of that for storage is just the cost of doing business.
If you have to hire somebody at 100k p.a. to manage your bare-metal based infrastructure, then, again, it doesn't make good business sense. And there always are costs and lots of debugging in switching as well.
Although there are technical considerations in switching, I would be inclined to understand such decisions from a business point of view. Of course, I'm assuming that you are not flush with cash, otherwise you wouldn't be concerned with your burn rate.
If you have to hire somebody at 100k p.a. to manage your bare-metal based infrastructure, then, again, it doesn't make good business sense. And there always are costs and lots of debugging in switching as well.
Although there are technical considerations in switching, I would be inclined to understand such decisions from a business point of view. Of course, I'm assuming that you are not flush with cash, otherwise you wouldn't be concerned with your burn rate.