Why Cloud Costs Spin Out of Control and How to Manage Them
While 85% of companies struggle to manage cloud spending, experts highlight the importance of total cost of ownership, correct environment selection, and FinOps approaches.
According to Flexera's 2026 State of the Cloud report, 85% of companies consider managing cloud spending as one of their primary challenges. Experts point out that increasing business volume, over-provisioning of resources, and contract terms are driving costs upward.
Key Challenges in Cloud Spending
Eighty-five percent of companies consider managing cloud spending among their main challenges. Growing IT budgets are prompting organizations to examine the sources of increasing costs.
Factors Driving Up Costs
Increasing business volumes, new applications, over-allocated resources, long-term capacity commitments, and technology lock-ins are pushing costs upward.
FinOps and Early-Stage Cost Management
Research by the FinOps Foundation reveals that cost management is being shifted to earlier stages in engineering processes, allowing costs to be calculated before systems are deployed.
Capacity Needs and Infrastructure Selection
Every application has different capacity requirements. Processing power, storage, and redundancy must be determined based on actual needs; adopting the same approach across all applications can lead to paying for unused resources.
Choosing the Right Environment and Total Cost
Public cloud, private cloud, and edge computing options should be evaluated according to how the application operates, and compared based on total cost rather than initial investment.
Technology Lock-In and Migration Costs
When the conditions of the technology in use change, switching to alternatives requires adaptation, data migration, and time. The total cost of these efforts determines whether a price advantage turns into actual savings.
Local Infrastructure and Digital Sovereignty
While the DT Cloud platform offers tools showing approximate resource costs, managing data within Turkey is important for digital sovereignty and regulatory compliance.