Organizations are ready to commit to utilizing the cloud but are unsure of where to start and what options are available. Now that cloud has become mainstream technology, organizations are faced with the increasingly complex task of calculating a true total cost of ownership (TCO) and the return on investment (ROI) a cloud solution can bring.
Due to the ever-increasing types of delivery models, architectures, languages, operating systems, integration points, database compatibility, additional features/ functions, and managed services, the numerous public and private cloud options available have led to a muddied understanding of cost for a cloud solution versus an on-premise solution.