16 Expert Strategies To Help Companies Minimize Cloud Costs
Shifting your company to the cloud is a cumbersome yet rewarding (if done right) process. In this day and age, the pros -improved security and faster service – certainly outweigh the cons – time and costs – costs being the hardest to sell to decision makers, With careful planning and decision making, you can easily avoid unnecessary expenses and keep your implementation costs under control. 16 Forbes Technology Council Tech Experts share their tips on how to minimize costs when shifting to the cloud.
- Establish Governance Models Up Front
- Take Advantage Of Cloud-Specific Benefits
- Adopt Spot Instances
- Follow A Multicloud Design And Build Strategy
- Consolidate Cloud-Based Offerings
- Invest In Private Access
- Dedicate Efforts To Monitoring Cloud Spending And Usage
- Establish Clear Visibility Into Application Performance And User Experience
- Leverage Resource Modeling And Discovery Tools
- Ensure You’re Operating Cloud-Native Systems
- Let The Team Decide On ‘Nice To Haves’
- Focus On Scalability And Growth
- Develop Hot And Cold Storage
- Negotiate With Your Cloud Provider
- Automate Noncritical Systems Shutdowns
- Establish A Rules-Based Archival Strategy
