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bundle pricing to mitigate fallouts . And he thinks it might continue to drive the trend towards multi-vendor models in future .
“ It ’ s transformational because organisations don ’ t require a big cash outlay that commits them longterm to one technology solution . They can keep their options open and be ready to react with agility to the constantly changing business and technology environment .”
Even if not everyone agrees the shift towards an OPEX model is good from a customer standpoint , there are benefits that can offset the long-term cost hike .
Peter Bracey from Bracey ’ s Accountants says the OPEX benefits outweigh the CAPEX model on a number of fronts .
“ The knock-on effect of the move to an OPEX model for IT budget maintenance through cloudbased services is better , more predictable spend , and a greater ability to plan ahead for strategic investment in IT services , such as data security .”
PETER BRACEY DIRECTOR , BRACEY ’ S ACCOUNTANTS
“ The budget maintenance would come off the back of the cloud savings which a company can achieve . Fewer internal maintenance costs , lower physical costs ( eg in maintaining server rooms ), a guaranteed budget – business managers know exactly what they are going to spend rather than have unexpected CAPEX requirements pop up .”
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