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How SMBs Avoid These 5 Unknown Public Cloud Costs

December 3, 2019

The public cloud may seem the most cost-effective option for your small business, but it’s not as inexpensive as it appears. There are several hidden costs associated with public clouds that must be considered to fully understand the right data storage options.

What is surprising is the annual cost of public cloud consumption. Rightscale’s 2018 State of the Cloud Report shows that nearly 30% of SMBs spend more than $6 million annually on public cloud consumption. What’s more, as cloud users gain maturity with the public cloud, they shift to multi-cloud landscapes provided by more than one service provider. In fact, SMBs typically utilize at least five clouds, while larger enterprises tend to utilize even more.

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