24-month financial projection
Compare the full cost of private infrastructure with the cloud spending it could replace. This is a fixed example, not a quotation or a customer result.
Approximately $8,898 per month averaged over the period.
This result depends heavily on sustained 10% monthly cloud-spending growth and successfully replacing 70% of that spend. A workload assessment must test both assumptions.
| Cloud-only baseline | $442,487 |
|---|---|
| Retained cloud usage (30%) | $132,746 |
| Installation + migration | $53,000 |
| Maintenance + operations | $43,200 |
| Total private + retained cloud | $228,946 |
| Projected net savings | $213,541 |
Cloud spending is summed as $5,000 × 1.10(month − 1) for months 1–24. The private scenario retains 30% of this spending and adds $53,000 upfront plus $1,800 per month. Values are rounded for display.
Keeping every other assumption constant:
Additional net cost over 24 months
Projected net savings over 24 months
Projected net savings over 24 months
The example excludes tax, financing, depreciation, resale value, hardware replacement, downtime, and internal staff costs beyond the stated assumptions. It assumes the selected hardware can support the eligible workload throughout the period. Real outcomes may be materially different.
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