TCO and the Cloud Migration Business Case

1. The CFO asks for a comprehensive 5-year cost comparison between running on-premises and moving to the cloud, including hardware, software, operations, and staff costs. What analysis does she want?

2. The finance team notes that moving to the cloud eliminates the need to purchase new servers every 3 years and replaces them with monthly subscription fees. How do they describe this financial shift?

3. The business case shows that after 18 months, the cloud cost savings will equal the migration investment. What financial milestone does this represent?

4. After migration, the team is surprised to receive a large bill for data transferred out of the cloud to on-premises systems. What cost had they underestimated?

5. To reduce cloud costs, the company commits to using a specific amount of compute for 1 year in exchange for a 40% discount. What is this purchase model called?