Dive Brief:
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Since December 2017, Atlassian has run completely on Amazon Web Services because of the collaboration company's existing microservices and familiarity with AWS, according to CTO Sri Viswanath in an interview with ZDNet. The move to the cloud, in a project dubbed Vertigo, took Atlassian about two years.
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Viswanath said the company took considerable time planning the execution and order to migrate customers to cloud, including the automated aspect of the process. The varying profiles and sizes of Atlassian customers shaped the "dynamics" the company used during migration.
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Before migrating to the cloud, Atlassian's old infrastructure simply did not support cloud-based customers, which make up 75% of all new customers, according to the report.
Dive Insight:
Cloud migration is a unique process for every company, but one thing a lot of organizations have in common is the use of AWS. Almost 59% of the cloud service spend is reserved for AWS EC2 because it is seen as a building block for "more nuanced architectural components."
But no matter what cloud provider companies ultimately turn to, whether it be a single provider or a hybrid approach, companies have to stay cognizant of cloud usage and potentially skyrocketing costs.
Viswanath said Atlassian has seen reduction in overall spend, but this is not always the case in some organizations. Organizations often see a brief respite from rising costs following a successful migration to the cloud. But further down the line, more than half of CIOs agree that an organization's budget supporting the cloud is a concern.
This stems from a lack of cloud governance to monitor, track and even prevent overconsumption. The cloud is a tricky technology because it can elicit a newfound freedom in data consumption that was impossible with prior legacy architectures, but that can lead to overspending.