Admins wonder if the cloud was such a good idea after all

As AWS, Microsoft and Gogle hike some prices, it's time to open up the ROI calculator

After an initial euphoric rush to the cloud, administrators are questioning the value and promise of the tech giant's services.published by UK cloud outfit Civo, more than a third of organizations surveyed reckoned that their move to the cloud had failed to live up to promises of cost-effectiveness. Over half reported a rise in their cloud bill.

"Cost control, based on operating datacenters at massive scale, was part of the early sales pitch and in the intervening 15 years, it had proven out – cloud product costs were stable, and either went down in price or more features were added at the same price," he told us. Microsoft and Google decided not to officially comment on the survey's findings. However, a representative for one of the hyperscalers retorted that the figures seemed cherry-picked and pointed out that, as an example, customers using reserved instances could realize significant savings.

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