Cloud computing can slash IT expenses by half, DataOne executive says

"In reality, companies can spend more than a year and thousands of pesos on the procurement process alone. This entire traditional procurement process severely damages businesses, and reduces their ability to react and roll out new ideas and solutions."

Rocke says that, instead of procuring new equipment, a company can address its IT needs by looking to cloud service providers like DataOne, the company behind the enterprise cloud service known as CloudSecure". He believes that moving to the cloud will downsize a company's lengthy procurement process.

"Aside from shortening the tedious procurement process, cloud computing also allows companies to deal with reliable IT service providers like DataOne, which lets them save time, man-hours, skills development and troubleshooting."

DataOne Asia Sales Manager Olga Bautista has seen her share of companies who have leaped into the cloud to cut costs. She cites several compelling examples that she has observed through the years.

"Cloud computing has indeed reduced the expenses of some IT companies. For example, a logistics company might be required to shell out Php 30,000 to co-locate their servers in an enterprise class, Tier-3 data center facility. But once they move their system to the cloud, depending on their specifications, they would only have to pay around Php 15,000 to Php 16,000 per month. As you can see, the expenses are cut in half," she says.