tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484610989036788352.post8757979565619841510..comments2022-12-07T10:21:31.674+00:00Comments on nonfunctionalarchitect.com: Cash-haemorrhaging public cloudbarclakjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10170207866600295847noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484610989036788352.post-86589816856008632522014-11-04T13:20:07.000+00:002014-11-04T13:20:07.000+00:00I also must wonder how many systems transition fro...I also must wonder how many systems transition from "cloud" to dedicated/managed hosting providers once companies do the maths on what it'll cost them to run their apps in the cloud over a period of 3 years or more ............ <br><br>Next thought do cloud providers need lots of people to come in and out of their hosting environment to make money, or do they bank on long term retention to pay the bills... hmm ....Andrewnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484610989036788352.post-25704641343855020772014-11-04T21:32:44.000+00:002014-11-04T21:32:44.000+00:00In theory the cost savings can be substantial. In ...In theory the cost savings can be substantial. In practice the cost models are complicated and may be overlooked by architects and developers in the rush to migrate to the cloud. When the bill lands the CFO may have something unpleasant to say... We need to do our own cost models and projections but perhaps we should also have an exit strategy in mind to move off a cloud provider if needs must. Unfortunately industry standards aren't exactly prominent in the nebulous world of cloud so finding an alternative once you've bought into the various capabilities of one provider isn't going to be easy.<br><br>Personally I think cloud is pretty cool but I suspect you're right and they'll be a backlash at some point with some major outages and/or orgs moving back to their own tin as the charges mount. By then the world will have moved on though and hopefully the standards and options will have coalesced somewhat... hmm indeed...barclakjnoreply@blogger.com