Organizations cite “cost savings” as a key driver for moving to the cloud, and oftentimes, they are left disappointed.

Many organizations, especially federal agencies, lack knowledgeable cloud resources. You can’t expect to save money with a classic lift-and-shift approach. There’s architecture and engineering work that needs to be done, and you need people with the right expertise to do it. It’s a people issue just as much as a technical challenge.

Regardless of your migration approach, there are ways to leverage your cloud service provider(s) to quickly get the insights you need to control your cloud spend.

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