No more hosting bill shock
Cost is one of the key drivers to moving to the cloud. Removing the need to invest in server hardware and the resource required to maintain it, cloud hosting is frequently promoted as a cost-effective means of delivering a reliable, secure and agile IT infrastructure.
But that doesn’t mean it’s always going to be straight forward.
Reconciling billing to usage can be a challenge
If your finance team has challenges reconciling your cloud hosting bills to what you're actually consuming, you are not alone. One of our customers (an SME with circa 200 users) shared their experience of using one of the larger, more well-known hyperscalers.
With workloads varying depending on the projects and activities being undertaken, fluctuations in resources usage were anticipated, but when they received an unexpectedly large bill, uncovering the reason for this was a challenge for both finance and IT.
When an unexpected charge arrives, it can be a challenge to sift through the complicated lines of data to work out what the additional cost is for, and what's it has been attributed to.
Aside from changes in your usage resulting in larger than expected hosting bills, there are other unexpected price hikes that you might discover. For example, some larger hosting providers will offer attractive rates for uploading and storing data in their cloud, but when it comes to downloading or accessing your data, that’s where their prices can vary greatly – and can be another reason for unexpected billing charges.
When you consider that 90% of all data that exists today was created in last 2 years – exponential growth in data is often reflected in download fees.
The Access Cloud Hosting promise
We understand these frustrations. Our mission is to help businesses migrate their IT infrastructure to a best in breed cloud hosting solution with fair and predictable monthly costs. That’s why we provide simple, straight forward billing, so you know exactly what you’re paying for each month and what these costs include.
No more billshock
Unlike many other providers, we don’t charge you additional fees for ancillary services such as support, bandwidth and downloads. Plus, our plans are easy to scale up or down, depending on the demands of your business. And, if you do have any queries about your bill, you can call us directly and speak to someone who knows your account inside out.
Ready for a better way to host your IT in the cloud?
Talk to our consultants today for a free review of your current contract to see how we compare.
