Key insights

• ⬅️ Many companies are exiting the cloud in favor of on-premise deployments or other providers.
• 💻 Falling hardware costs have undermined the business case for cloud computing.
• 💲 Cost is a significant motivator for businesses considering running workloads in their own data centers instead of the cloud.
• 📉 Failed migrations due to lack of refactoring and modernization of workloads lead to higher-than-expected cloud bills.
• 🔄 Businesses repatriating workloads from cloud to on-premise due to cost of refactoring and modernizing for the cloud.
• 📈 Scaling up on the cloud can lead to significantly higher costs.
• 🔍 Organizations should evaluate the viability of cloud platforms for their specific use cases and make rightsizing decisions.
• 🔄 The discussion around cloud computing is ongoing and should involve making business-driven decisions rather than following trends.

Q&A

• What advice is given to organizations regarding cloud platforms?

  Organizations are encouraged to evaluate the viability of cloud platforms for their specific use cases and make rightsizing decisions. The discussion around cloud computing is ongoing, and it's important to make business-driven decisions rather than following trends.

• Why do companies consider on-premise options as a more cost-effective solution than scaling up on the cloud?

  Many companies find that scaling up on the cloud can lead to significantly higher costs, prompting them to consider on-premise options as a more cost-effective solution. They may opt for repatriation or hybrid scenarios to save money and optimize their workloads.

• Why are businesses repatriating workloads from the cloud to on-premise systems?

  Businesses are repatriating workloads from the cloud to on-premise systems due to cost concerns, inadequate optimization for the cloud, and increasing cloud expenses as the user base grows. There is a growing realization that cloud services may not always be cost-effective, especially as businesses scale.

• Why are companies driven off the cloud?

  Companies are driven off the cloud by cost and failed migrations due to inefficient applications, resulting in higher-than-expected bills. Lack of modernization and optimization leads to self-inflicted wounds.

• What is motivating businesses to run workloads in their own data centers instead of the cloud?

  Cost considerations are a significant motivator for businesses considering running their workloads in their own data centers instead of the cloud. It's not about the failure of the cloud but finding the most optimized platform for workloads and data storage.

• Why are companies leaving the cloud for on-premise or other providers?

  Many companies are leaving the cloud for on-premise or other providers due to better value from non-cloud resources, falling hardware costs, and a stressed business case for cloud computing.

• 00:00 Companies are leaving the cloud for on-premise or other providers due to better value from non-cloud resources, falling hardware costs, and stressed business case for cloud computing.
• 02:01 Many businesses are considering running their workloads in their own data centers instead of the cloud due to cost considerations. It's not about the failure of the cloud but rather finding the most optimized platform for workloads and data storage.
• 03:27 Companies are driven off the cloud by cost and failed migrations due to inefficient applications, resulting in higher-than-expected bills. Lack of modernization and optimization leads to self-inflicted wounds.
• 05:13 Businesses are repatriating workloads from the cloud to on-premise systems due to cost concerns, inadequate optimization for the cloud, and increasing cloud expenses as the user base grows. There is a growing realization that cloud services may not always be cost-effective, especially as businesses scale.
• 06:45 Many companies find that scaling up on the cloud can lead to significantly higher costs, prompting them to consider on-premise options as a more cost-effective solution. They may opt for repatriation or hybrid scenarios to save money and optimize their workloads.
• 08:30 Organizations are encouraged to evaluate the viability of cloud platforms for their specific use cases and make rightsizing decisions. The discussion around cloud computing is ongoing, and it's important to make business-driven decisions rather than following trends.