Don’t get fooled by the cheapest Cloud Price

February 25, 2019

Cloud Services at a low price

To get the attention of the market and IT crowd, Cloud providers often resort to publicizing Cloud at unbelievable rates that may have companies buying certain services. However, many companies who fall for such hyped publicity often end up paying more for additional services and go beyond their budget.

But if an enterprise would look into the services from the point of view of their organizational goals, then they can go for an optimum plan that may not have a cost-creep effect but is billed at consistent rates affordable for the company.

Core Technologies Services, Inc. often consults such companies who need to know the kind of Cloud service and we often explain them with the following example. Today, Amazon Web Services (AWS) has a major chunk of Cloud storage and the pricing of their Cloud services depend on their marketing rate which in turn gets followed by second, third and lower-tier cloud providers. To ensure business, these secondary and auxiliary-tier service providers keep their prices below that of AWS. This trend continues till AWS decides to drop their price for a particular service and the lower providers have to come up with a new pricing strategy for their services. Hence the picture of the low price for Cloud services gets publicized in the market for a competitive edge.

However, these low-cost services utilize specific patterns of use which indirectly gets correlated to the amount of storage occupied for computing in Cloud till operational changes are made. An enterprise pays for ‘this’ computing process and the bills are generated as per use. When a certain change is implemented, that change alters the computing capacity of the existing pattern and a new additional cost incurs.

So the initial low-cost service will add another component to it, making it a larger value. Instead, if a flexible plan with the option of scalability is chosen then, the initial price may be higher, but the billing will remain the same with minimum variation if any.

CoreIT factors the use of Cloud services on the organic growth of data and the functional changes that an enterprise needs with the implementation of a cloud governance and cloud metrics program that gives options for scalability at competitive prices. This helps make savings on the OPEX and gives reasonable scope for scalability for a business body. Get in touch with us to know the plan details as per your requirements today.

Recent Post

December 8, 2025

The Business Owner’s Guide To Holiday Travel (That Won’t End In A Data Breach)

A practical guide for business owners to protect work data during holiday travel—covering device safety, hotel WiFi risks, family device use, and travel security best practices.
Read More
December 1, 2025

Tech Gifts That Won’t End Up In A Drawer (Unlike Last Year’s Mistake)

Smart, high-quality tech gifts for remote workers, frequent travelers, and clients—designed to solve real problems and be used daily, not forgotten in a drawer.
Read More
November 24, 2025

Holiday Tech Etiquette for Small Businesses (or: How Not To Accidentally Ruin Someone’s Day)

During the holidays, small businesses must maintain proper tech etiquette to avoid frustrating customers who are already stressed with end-of-year activities. Key practices include updating online business hours across all platforms (Google Business Profile, Facebook, Instagram, Yelp, and website banners) with clear, friendly messaging about closures. Setting human-sounding out-of-office email replies helps maintain customer relationships while avoiding oversharing personal details that could create security risks. Testing phone systems ensures voicemail greetings match current hours and provide clear instructions for urgent matters. For businesses that ship products, communicating shipping deadlines early and prominently prevents disappointed customers. These simple tech manners - updating hours, crafting friendly auto-replies, protecting privacy, testing communication systems, and setting clear expectations - demonstrate respect for customers' time and help maintain positive relationships even when the business is closed. Good holiday tech etiquette prevents customer frustration and protects business reputation during the crucial holiday season.
Read More
© 2025 Core Technologies Services, Inc. All rights reserved.