Why Outsourcing to a Private Managed Cloud Is Better for Your Business – Liquid Web

Executive Summary

Our Managed Private Cloud Powered by VMware & NetApp is designed to address business-specific issues while also providing a powerful and efficient service that cuts costs and reduces complexity. In this paper, we outline the issues many businesses face and how our platform addresses them while also providing compelling, cost-cutting TCO, on average of 40%.

This paper provides a comprehensive TCO analysis of Liquid Web’s Managed Private Cloud Powered by VMware & NetApp for small to medium-size businesses (SMBs). In the US SMBs are usually defined as organizations with less than 500 employees and revenue of less than $50 million. SMBs typically have different IT requirements and challenges than larger enterprises and are often faced with highly constrained IT resources (usually budget and staff).

This TCO summary evaluates on-premise versus Managed VMware Private Cloud and includes a detailed data table for a three-year and five-year forecast.