Takeaways from Changes to Cloud Egress Fee Policies

Executive Snapshot

• Figure: Executive Snapshot: Takeaways from Changes to Cloud Egress Fee Policies

Situation Overview

• How Cloud Egress Pricing Policies Have Changed

• The Obvious Implications of Egress Fee Discontinuation

• Migration Between Clouds Has Become (Marginally) Less Expensive

• Competition in the Cloud Market Is Poised to Increase Somewhat

• Multicloud and Hybrid Cloud Architectures Are Now Easier to Contemplate

• The Less-than-Obvious Implications of Egress Fee Changes

• Only Certain Cloud Service Types Benefit

• Egress Is Not Strictly "Free;" Instead, Charges Are Credited Toward Final Cloud Bills

• The Meaning of "Cloud Exit" Is Ambiguous

• Benefitting from the Change Requires Manual Effort

• Compliance Concerns May Be the Root Cause of the Policy Change

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