Cloud Technology

After reviewing the options, there are significant economic advantages to moving the Ballot Online infrastructure to the public cloud. A migration to the cloud will result in increased operational efficiencies and cost savings when compared to continuing to run the existing on-premises data center. The proposed public clouds that best suit Ballot Online is Microsoft Azure

The following table provides a comparison of the break down summary of on-premises data center versus moving to the Microsoft Azure public cloud. From the table it is clear that Microsoft Azure public cloud is significantly lower than the on-premises data center. With Microsoft azure Ballot Online will save $ 83,703 in five years.

The following Pie chart below provides a comparison of the cost of ownership of the on-premises data center versus moving to the Microsoft Azure public cloud. The public cloud service has a fixed cost, while the on-premises data center has variable costs that increase with growth.

In conclusion, it is clear that there are significant economic advantages to moving the Ballot Online infrastructure to the public cloud. A migration to the cloud will result in increased operational efficiencies and cost savings when compared to continuing to run the existing on-premises data center.

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