Lower Prices Drive New Cloud Projects, Channel Opportunities
Cloud Spending in 2013
37% of respondents spent $10,000 to $100,000 on cloud infrastructure last year, 23% said they spent $100,000 to $1 million, and 33% spent less than $10,000.
Higher Spending in 2014
Almost one-quarter of respondents expect to spend up to 25% more this year on cloud infrastructure while 20% said they would spend between 25% and 50% more.
Pricing Savvy
Nearly 82% of respondents said they were aware of the price cuts in the cloud infrastructure market.
Moving to the Cloud
Thanks to lower pricing, 37% of companies will move more applications to the cloud this year, compared with last year and 35% will experiment with cloud projects they wouldn’t have tried otherwise.
Price Leader
61% of respondents said Amazon offered the best pricing for the cloud. Other leading cloud infrastructure companies fell behind. Only 8% said Google offered the best pricing followed by Rackspace (6%) and Microsoft (5%).
Monitoring Price Changes
41% of respondents said they monitor cloud price changes closely while 42% said they review their cloud infrastructure bills occasionally. Others aren’t interested (10%) or never review their bills (7%).
Fluctuating Bills
42% of respondents said their cloud infrastructure bill fluctuates 10% to 20% monthly.
Budget Buster
33% of respondents said they have exceeded their monthly budget for cloud infrastructure; 22% said they have done this two or three times a year; 10% said they have exceeded the budget at least once a quarter.
Product Leader
Amazon comes out on top in terms of value: 70% of respondents said Amazon offered the best cloud product relative to price. Falling far behind were Google (8%), Microsoft (4%), and Rackspace (3%).
Performance Over Price
62% of respondents said features and performance are more important than pricing. Only 17% said pricing is most important.