Travelling to the cloud: Pack the right digital boxes
The move to the cloud can be of immense value to the organisation but should be done with meticulous planning to avoid bill shock while gaining the benefits By Ashley Bruyns, Head of Engineering and Stephen Bottger, Executive: Operations at Altron Systems Integration The cost of cloud can often come as a surprise. Bill shock, says the latest Ofcom report , is a common complaint thanks to limited pricing visibility and cost transparency. The report also highlighted how egress fees, limited interoperability and complex data reconfiguration challenges are affecting how organisations approach their cloud strategies. As far back as 2021, Gartner found that 60% of companies through to 2024 would underestimate the infrastructure, services and consumption rates required for their organisations resulting in increased costs and reduced return on investment. IDC agreed, saying that up to 6% of a company’s cloud storage...