Data Centre Magazine June 2023 | Page 124

CLOUD COMPUTING
One key example of the benefits of this bespoke approach and one-to-one support can be seen in the case of compliance .
“ We can tick the boxes for every single type of compliance there is . We ’ ve got a department that does all of that for our clients ,” Madders adds .
“ A lot of our clients need a certain type of compliance requirement , and you can ’ t really do that with the public cloud .”
Another critical factor driving the rise in cloud repatriation is the increasing importance of cost management .
“ There is huge growth and it keeps getting bigger . I mean , everybody ’ s going to the cloud at the moment . There ’ s a big trend of cloudfirst strategies . So , most IT departments are automatically looking for cloud solutions .”
“ But , a lot of companies are seeing that and they ’ re concerned , because right now , people are tightening up their purse strings . Power prices are going up , and actually , the hyperscalers are putting their prices up as well .”
With prices skyrocketing across the board , businesses are becoming increasingly concerned by the fact that , with the public cloud , they can ’ t predict their monthly cost . So , in a climate where budget concerns take top priority , this is leading more and more
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