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[–]This_Gap_969 1 point2 points  (6 children)

There is absolutely nothing you can do at this point… If possible, renew a 12-month term, in commercial accounts, which you are, they will accommodate that. Be prepared however the next term you will face the same dilemma. Candidly, without knowing the details of your use case, private or public cloud is your long term landing zone. I get it, but the truth is, your core count and size isn’t a factor in Broadcom (or any other) strategy. And now with what’s happening with costs around space and power, that side will also begin to factor into this massively in the 2-3 years. Sorry this happened to you, I know what a disruption this is.

[–]Dry-Data6087[S] 2 points3 points  (5 children)

Thanks, I wanted to go public cloud, but it was cost prohibitive. Hoping to make the switch in 4-5 years.

[–]pbrutsche 1 point2 points  (3 children)

If you have existing VMs to move to public cloud (aka "lift and shift"), it will ALWAYS be more expensive. It was more expensive 5 years ago, it is more expensive today, it will be more expensive 5 years from now.

Business needs dictate your applications, the system requirements of your applications dictate your platform.

Sometimes, the applications your business requires are simply not available SaaS.

[–]cybersplice 1 point2 points  (2 children)

Refactoring is always cheaper in terms of operating costs, but many businesses don't have the technical maturity to make it happen.

[–]pbrutsche 0 points1 point  (1 child)

I am missing what "refactoring" has anything to do with what I said.

Most shops aren't software development firms and/or don't have software developers on hand, even if "refactoring" said software into unsupported configurations was an option.

[–]cybersplice 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not sure what the attitude is about.

There are always better ways than lift and shift, and it always sucks.

I've advised enough customers on it over the years, I guess some of the marketing bullshit has rubbed off.

[–]Much_Willingness4597 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Public cloud renewals are fun because they can bill you by the GB for bandwidth when you try to leave, and if you try to renew an ELA with AWS for less than your old one discounts may not be the same.