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September 14, 2011

Private Cloud: It’s Not About ROI

Most private cloud discussions revolve around the return on investment of the architecture. Many discussions begin and quickly end with ROI. The reason is that ROI is very difficult to show in real numbers for any IT investment, but more so when the majority of the costs are soft costs. ROI is an important factor […]

Most private cloud discussions revolve around the return on investment of the architecture. Many discussions begin and quickly end with ROI. The reason is that ROI is very difficult to show in real numbers for any IT investment, but more so when the majority of the costs are soft costs.

ROI is an important factor and can’t be left out of discussions, but it’s not the only factor and likely not the most important factor.

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Article written by Joe Onisick (@JoeOnisick)

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