On this episode of Cloud Cost Optimization, Nick and Jason discuss two articles: one that says that 81% of IT managers were instructed by their c-suite to reduce cloud spend, and two, that 49% of companies struggle to control their cloud costs. They discuss the importance of visibility and modernization as the solution to mounting costs amidst a recession and go into detail on the complexity of optimizing cloud infrastructure. HIGHLIGHTS COVID and recession result in overall less cloud spending App modernization is the best way to save on costs Visibility and transparency are needed to save on costs QUOTES Upgrading to newer tech results in cost efficiency - Jason: "The last recession that we had spawned this virtualization thing. Will this recession spawn app modernization? Because that's the best way to cut costs and be more efficient is to modernize your applications, whether that's containers for the right use case or server list or this or that, whatever the case may be, but that's the best way to do it." Create visibility in cloud spend to reduce costs - Nick: "Just getting visibility into where you have and what you have and a system to help you make sense of the complexity of how cloud infrastructure is built, it's the only way that you can reign in or stop your cloud spending. Because, if not, you're just going to be shooting fish in a barrel trying to figure out what stuff you're using." Get to know our hosts in the links below: About Nick About Jason Check out the Venture Beat reports here: Report: 81% of IT teams directed to reduce or halt cloud spending by C-suite Report: 49% of businesses struggle to control cloud spend Get a free assessment and optimize your environment in: https://www.tenacitycloud.com/
On this episode of Cloud Cost Optimization, Nick and Jason discuss two articles: one that says that 81% of IT managers were instructed by their c-suite to reduce cloud spend, and two, that 49% of companies struggle to control their cloud costs. They discuss the importance of visibility and modernization as the solution to mounting costs amidst a recession and go into detail on the complexity of optimizing cloud infrastructure.
HIGHLIGHTS
QUOTES
Upgrading to newer tech results in cost efficiency - Jason: "The last recession that we had spawned this virtualization thing. Will this recession spawn app modernization? Because that's the best way to cut costs and be more efficient is to modernize your applications, whether that's containers for the right use case or server list or this or that, whatever the case may be, but that's the best way to do it."
Create visibility in cloud spend to reduce costs - Nick: "Just getting visibility into where you have and what you have and a system to help you make sense of the complexity of how cloud infrastructure is built, it's the only way that you can reign in or stop your cloud spending. Because, if not, you're just going to be shooting fish in a barrel trying to figure out what stuff you're using."
Get to know our hosts in the links below:
Check out the Venture Beat reports here:
Get a free assessment and optimize your environment in: