Most users moved to the cloud to save money — and they are saving relative to building and operating a data center. However, the story does not end there. Detailed user analysis shows that public cloud users are still leaving a lot of savings on the table – on average 40%. Here is ‘why’ and the ‘what to do’ to reduce cloud costs without sacrificing performance.
Cost optimization is a hot topic because of the enormous opportunities for the average user to reduce AWS costs. CloudCheckr surveyed 400 of its users and found that the average potential saving exceeded 40%.