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title: NET(net) IT Savings and Insight Newsletter - September 2021
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In this issue: Budgeting hangover for 2022, negotiating cloud deals, Microsoft price increases, Cloud savings series #9, Salesforce & more.

| View in browser The NET(net) Newsletter:  September '21 September 2021 - Enterprise Technology Insight  Scroll down for original articles, insight, and associated links. 2022 IT Budget Planning: Like a Bad Hangover, Did You Wake Up During 2022 Budgeting Season and Wonder Where Your Money Was Spent? Negotiating Cloud Infrastructure Agreements Microsoft Announces Price Increases and Term Changes That Will Affect All Enterprise Customers 12 for '21 Cloud Optimization Series - Number 9: Storage Classes Pricing Tools and Resources Salesforce Case Study Like a Bad Hangover, Did You Wake Up During 2022 Budgeting Season and Wonder Where Your Money Was Spent? By: Mike Welsh, NET(net)   Like a party no one wanted to go to, the COVID pandemic dragged many IT Executives into (over) spending on technology that was not planned for. In the frenetic pace to ‘keep the lights on’, expenditures were made without the scrutiny they may have normally received pre-COVID. Supporting all the work from anywhere (WAH) initiatives including conferencing, PCs, and remote access software and hardware were all added to the mission critical initiatives already underway, like digital transformation and cloud migrations siphoning money away from those other priorities.   Please click 'Read More' button for full article on how that spend could continue to have lasting impacts and ways to mitigate it. Negotiating Cloud Infrastructure Agreements By: Philippe Anav, NET(net)   While the scalability, flexibility, and efficiency, of cloud infrastructure yield undeniable benefits, there are some rather large pitfalls that must be avoided with Cloud Agreements. The complexity of dynamic consumption, broad range of providers’ features, and its workload applicability, are challenges to recognize early on to capitalize on your cloud investments and avoid value leakage along the way.   Please click the 'Read More' button below to read full article: 12 for '21 Cloud Optimization Series - Number Nine: Storage Classes By: Philippe Anav, NET(net)   AWS, Azure, and GCP offer data storage services that include a range of options in term of cost and performance.   You can choose from several different storage classes (and pricing) depending on how frequently the data will be accessed, how long you need to store the data, and the redundancy and availability required. In the ideal settings, you should have the storage classes that are best for your business, and for the best price.   To help our Clients maintain sound Cloud Optimization programs, we've assembled a series of articles and tips called: 12 for '21 Cloud Optimization Series.   Download an eBook of all 12 here.   To read the entire article please click the 'Read More' button below: Microsoft Announces Price Increases and Terms Changes That Will Affect All Enterprise Customers   By: Scott Braden, NET(net)   Microsoft has a long history of confusing customers with multiple pricing models and several different agreement types.    With Cloud services, some of that has been simplified on the surface, but still leaves customers typically paying more (not less) over time.  Microsoft really is not in business to help their customers spend less on Microsoft, but we are.   Click the 'Read More' link below to read entire article, and learn about the new direct and indirect ways you might be paying more:     Pricing Tools and Resources! Cloud Cost Optimization Calculator (AWS, Azure, GCP) Salesforce Pricing Survey and Report (Sales and Service Cloud) VMware Pricing Benchmark Calculator Oracle Pricing Benchmark Calculator  Contact us for more tools or if you need direct help with a supplier question!   Client Success: Salesforce Case Study Click to see PDF:   Newsletter Archive Newsletter Sign Up   Please click below to talk to us! NET (net) All Rights Reserved, Americas, EMEA, APAC, Holland, MI, +1 616-546-3100 Unsubscribe Manage preferences |
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