I often hear CIOs and CFOs say that cloud costs are just unpredictable, that it is the trade-off for flexibility. But that is not true.
Predictability is one of the most underrated advantages of private cloud.
In public cloud, you often do not even know what the bill will be next month. Costs fluctuate, discounts disappear and pay-as-you-go turns into pay-and-hope.
With a well-designed private cloud, you can plan your costs five to ten years ahead.
That predictability gives you something far more valuable than savings: control.
Control means you can invest in growth, innovation and people without being blindsided by your next invoice.
Yet I still see many organizations underestimate or even ignore this advantage. What if predictability is the most overlooked form of innovation?
