Moving to the cloud doesn't save money for an established business which knows their datacenter needs. Cloud providers pay for the same hardware, staff to manage that hardware, and then add a layer of profit on top. Going to the cloud only makes sense if you believe you can fire people.
And realistically, you need most of those people to maintain and configure your cloud service.
It's hard to imagine someone Fortune 50 scale gaining any cost efficiency from going to a cloud service, is this a temporary pricing promotion you're looking to take advantage of or have you done all your homework on the savings? How confident are you on what your cloud expenses will look like?
And realistically, you need most of those people to maintain and configure your cloud service.
It's hard to imagine someone Fortune 50 scale gaining any cost efficiency from going to a cloud service, is this a temporary pricing promotion you're looking to take advantage of or have you done all your homework on the savings? How confident are you on what your cloud expenses will look like?