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6 considerations to take when approximating cloud spend

IBM Business Partners

There are many reasons why organizations have embraced cloud services, including improved efficiencies, cost savings, scalability, flexibility and quicker time-to-market. These tools can also forecast future usage and costs. Gartner predicted that cloud spending would reach nearly $600 billion by the end of 2023.

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The advantages and disadvantages of hybrid cloud

IBM Services

Cloud-based managed services include Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS ), Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) and Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS ). Public clouds operate on a pay-per-use basis, providing a cost-effective solution that limits wasting resources.