How to Get Cloud Storage Costs Under Control

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How to get cloud storage costs under control
With so much business data now being stored in the cloud, enterprises need to be cognizant of cost controls.

Here are 6 tips for constraining those costs:
≠1 Find and acquire a good software asset management tool
≠2 Know your storage volume requirements
≠3 Choose your provider’s performance tiers wisely
≠4 Be smart in using data access and egress
≠5 De-dupe data at the source
≠6 You don’t need to backup everything