Lori Perry
CLOUD EDGE
Lori Perry
TITLE : CLIENT DIRECTOR COMPANY : GARTNER INDUSTRY : TECHNOLOGY LOCATION : COLORADO , US
A proven top performer in both sales and sales management positions , Perry is experienced in selling , managing , and training teams on a broad range of technologies , including the likes of managed hosting , cloud computing , IT security services , IT professional services , disaster recovery , and LAN / WAN services .
55 % of businesses said they already pay a lot for cloud infrastructure , with more than 80 % saying they have noticed an increase in their total cost of ownership ( TCO ) in the past two years alone
20 % of businesses don ’ t fully understand exactly how much their cloud infrastructure costs
spending ,” he says , “ businesses need to understand exactly how much their cloud infrastructure costs . While this may seem obvious , it ’ s estimated that 20 % don ’ t know exactly what this amounts to .
“ Only when a company understands their current spending , can it look to the future and begin budgeting for the coming year . For this reason , many organisations are adopting cloud cost optimisation strategies to have greater control over their cloud infrastructure costs while maximising performance and cloud efficiency .
“ Going forward , organisations need to be more aware of how much they
are spending on the cloud , but even more so of the ways in which they can cut these costs . By optimising the cloud and utilising tools to strengthen its impact , companies will be able to unlock its full potential and generate growth , whilst saving money – a win-win .”
Oracle Cloud , an industry-leader and one of the largest cloud providers in the world , advises that to build cloud applications that are efficient in terms of performance and cost optimisation , those behind a private cloud environment should ‘ architect for efficiency ’. This boils down to a simple five-step plan :
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