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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. more value than a single public cloud alone.

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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. They may have agreements based on old expectations, reserved instances or managed services that are no longer needed.