What Is Cloud Waste?

October 3, 2022

Cloud waste is the money a company unnecessarily spends on unused or underused services from public cloud providers. Cloud waste typically occurs when a team overprovisions for a specific service or when there's poor communication concerning the company-wide cloud budget (e.g., duplicate purchases for the same cloud services or failing to deprovision orphan resources).


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Anastazija is an experienced content writer with knowledge and passion for cloud computing, information technology, and online security. At phoenixNAP, she focuses on answering burning questions about ensuring data robustness and security for all participants in the digital landscape.