Aptum study finds 57% of organizations have encountered unexpected costs in cloud computing. 80% of IT professionals see success in utilizing cloud services to unlock greater business profitability. As organizations migrate workloads to different cloud platforms, visibility and control into cloud environments becomes difficult to achieve, often leading to unexpected costs. 35% of respondents admit they are wasting IT spend due to the inefficient use of cloud platforms. 35% admit they have wasted IT spend because of inefficient cloud use. Cloud adoption comes with a learning curve and it is often difficult to address these challenges with existing IT resources.
Source: https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2021/05/03/optimize-cloud-spend/