{"id":9074,"date":"2018-09-12T09:26:16","date_gmt":"2018-09-12T16:26:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wowrack.com\/blog\/?p=1308"},"modified":"2024-10-11T10:47:08","modified_gmt":"2024-10-11T03:47:08","slug":"diving-deeper-into-cloud-cost-savings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wowrack.com\/en-us\/blog\/cloud\/diving-deeper-into-cloud-cost-savings\/","title":{"rendered":"Diving Deeper into Cloud Cost Savings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the first questions often asked when considering the transition to cloud-based computing is: <\/span><b>where are the real, discernable <\/b><b>cloud cost savings<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">? While cloud security concerns are also one of the most frequently asked questions, ensuring that the transition to a cloud infrastructure will result in a positive effect on their financial bottom line is undoubtedly up there on the list as well, and for good reason! <\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"economics-of-scale\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Economics of Scale<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the highlights of the cloud model is that it operates on scale, meaning that the utilization of resources depends solely on the workload needs. You will never need to purchase more than you will actually use, so you can rest assured that whatever <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cloud computing costs<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> you incur are applicable to a productive reason. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Additionally, cloud hosting can extremely customizable when taking a hybrid cloud approach or even a private cloud approach, and can be a great fit for practically all business models. Depending on your privacy needs and concerns, you can choose from a variety of options, such as:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wowrack.com\/cloud-server-hosting\/private-cloud\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Private cloud<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wowrack.com\/cloud-server-hosting\/public-cloud\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Public cloud<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wowrack.com\/cloud-server-hosting\/hybrid-cloud\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hybrid cloud<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"reduced-overhead\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reduced Overhead <\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In an ideal business world, you want to reduce overhead while maintaining or even increasing efficiency within your infrastructure. In fact, this is an objective that is actually attainable through the implementation of cloud computing or even colocation, whereby moving will likely result in reduced man-hours and expenses of:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maintaining UPS &amp; Generators<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maintaining server infrastructure<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maintaining HVAC\/CRAH\/CRAC units<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ensuring network availability 24\/7<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Managing security of server infrastructure space<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Additionally, on top of the reduced overhead, you also gain a much more sophisticated enterprise setup over your typical office setting, especially considering a DC has multiple network lines from diverse paths vs the single-line implementation for your run-of-the-mill office setup.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"re-focus-resources-on-more-revenue-generating-it-functions\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Re-Focus Resources on More Revenue-Generating IT Functions<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After migrating your current on-premises infrastructure to <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cloud hosting<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> through a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wowrack.com\/en-us\/service\/managed-services\/managed-public-cloud\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">managed public cloud<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, you can then reallocate excess funds towards higher-ROI IT tasks functions. By moving the day-to-day management to your provider, you can free up more time and budget to re-focus on other objectives. Some companies such as Wowrack even offer <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wowrack.com\/managed-hosting\/overview\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">24\/7\/365 service<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for their clients, which allows you to get the recommended level of monitoring and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">network security<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> without draining the budget or your employees\u2019 time. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This additional support level can help catch threats before they evolve into full-fledged attacks, so you won\u2019t have to use costly manpower as well as hard dollars to not only fix the issue but ensure it doesn\u2019t happen again. While a lot of the tips here focus on cost savings on the immediate front, this point does speak to the future savings that can be attributed to preventative measures for combating <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wowrack.com\/en-us\/service\/security-services\/ddos-mitigation\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">DDoS attacks<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and other threats to your <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">network security<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"consider-colocation-services\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Consider <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Colocation Services<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For some organizations, moving to a cloud infrastructure is a hard sell for management. \u00a0However even still, keeping your equipment on premises has many risks, and lots of overhead, as mentioned above. \u00a0Obtaining colocation services can be great cost savings for your business and with some colocation providers, such as ourselves, they can oftentimes provide <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wowrack.com\/en-us\/service\/managed-services\/\">managed services<\/a> despite your equipment being company-owned. \u00a0Depending on the scope of needed, as well as your privacy concerns, you may be able to choose between sharing a cabinet space (only when doing <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">single-server colocation<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) \u00a0or renting one for your business alone. For example, Wowrack offers the following server sizes to its colocation partners:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Single server shared colocation<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wowrack.com\/en-us\/service\/colocation-services\/full-rack-colocation\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Full private locking cabinet<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Partitioned private locking cabinets<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1\/2 cabinet<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1\/4 cabinet<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1\/6 cabinet<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Customized private caged spaces<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Take a look at our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wowrack.com\/en-us\/a\/cloud-services-seattle\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Seattle cloud service<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0to see exactly what features you should expect when reviewing colocation spaces - in addition to providing top-notch servers, other amenities, such as free <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wowrack.com\/en-us\/service\/colocation-services\/remote-hands\/\">colocation remote hands<\/a>, offered could potentially further help on cutting overall costs. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">C<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">loud hosting<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has a lot of advantages that can greatly benefit a businesses\u2019 growth and output. On a deeper level, however, CFOs and other IT professionals will quickly be able to discern notable cloud cost savings when implementing cloud computing. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Interested in how managed hosting servers and the cloud can positively impact your ROI? <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wowrack.com\/about-wowrack\/contact-us\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Contact us today<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and one of our Wowrack representatives will be in touch. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the first questions often asked when considering the transition to cloud-based computing is: where are the real, discernable cloud cost savings? 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