If you need to estimate the cost to run a new application on AWS, it often involves sorting out different components, such as compute, storage, load balancing, licensing and data transfer costs. In 2009, Amazon created the AWS Simple Monthly Calculator so users could generate a quick and dirty estimate of how these costs were […]
Last month, IBM announced its new Tailored Fit Pricing program for Z mainframes, a major pricing overhaul which I believe will make Z more accessible to enterprise customers and to better position it, in IBM’s words, as “the center of a secured hybrid cloud strategy.” We have written about many of the new consumption-based models […]
When lock-in is good Cloud pricing starts off simple: you can rent virtual machines in the cloud by the hour, reserve a certain amount of computing capacity for an extended period of time, or, in a growing number of emerging cases, pay only for what you use. That simplicity disappears quickly. Compute, the most basic […]
If you are an avid G Suite user relying on Google’s answer to Microsoft Office and Apple iWork suites, you should be aware that Google will soon increase subscription pricing tiers for the service. However, there are good reasons for this as Google’s cloud-based productivity suite has really been seeing nice changes lately and continues […]
Compiling a cloud pricing comparison in 2018 is not easy. The three major cloud providers reduce their prices on a regular basis, and they also each offer unique pricing models and differing discount options, making it hard to find an “apples-for-apples” cloud pricing comparison. In addition to fluid prices, pricing models and discount options, the […]
IBM has cut the price of cloud services three times in a week. It’s far from unusual for clouds to cut prices: AWS and Azure often trade price cuts and say they’re duty bound to pass them on as their economies of scale improve. IBM, however, enjoys a lowly position on Gartner’s most recent Magic […]
Rehoboth Beach – 26th June, 2018 – In an effort to make Exchange server recovery services and software more accessible, EdbMails has announced an updated pricing model along with new Payment gateway integration to enable the users to pay with all cards, Amazon pay, Bank wire transfer. Company has implemented a new pricing strategy across […]
Now, the vendor has announced a new “transparent approach to indirect licensing” which encompasses a new sales, audit and pricing model. SAP has started out by giving its own, definitive definition of the two types of data access: “Direct/Human Access occurs when people log on to use the SAP Digital Core by way of an interface delivered […]
LONDON, April 10 (Reuters) – SAP is revising how it prices its core business planning software after a legal crackdown against high-profile customers Diageo and AB InBev caused a backlash with its wider customer base, who feared they might be hit by hidden, indirect charges. The German company said on Tuesday it will offer a […]
Enterprise License Pricing Changes New pricing features have been updated to reflect the growing industry adoption of Venzee. The “freemium” model has been removed, and pay-for-use basic, premium and enterprise licenses are in place. A small portion of the previous “freemium” users have converted to paying basic users. A basic license starts at US$79 per […]
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This Week in Pricing > 6/22/19
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MTA And City Move Forward On Congestion Pricing | Gothamist
The MTA and the city’s Department of Transportation (DOT) are moving forward with preparations for implementing congestion pricing. For now, that means issuing a “Memorandum of Understanding” (MOU) on what the next steps are to get the program up and running. This is so both agencies are on the same page when it comes to […]
Harnessing Big Data For Better Pricing Results | Professional Pricing Society
Pricing strategies, like big data, can be key to improving profits in business. According to a study conducted by McKinsey & Company, even a 1 percent price increase can translate into an 8.7 percent boost in operating profits (assuming no loss of volume). However, companies continue to fail to price their products and services appropriately, […]
Alcohol sales in Scotland fall to all-time low in 2018 | HeraldScotland
ALCOHOL sales in Scotland fell to an all-time low in the year that minimum pricing came into force. The latest data, for 2018, reveals that adults in Scotland are now consuming less alcohol than they have since records began in 1994. Teenagers are also less likely than ever to have tried alcohol, with the percentage […]
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