560 %
64.3 %
68.1 %
81.7 %
$ 1.54M
Market Snapshot
The table below compares enterprise TCO savings for financial services , technology , manufacturing and communications companies . In general , we see average TCO saving of around 40 % regardless of industry . For retail and other sectors that experience large seasonal or cyclical changes , savings are often greater . These sectors were not included in our analysis .
Industry
Average TCO Savings
Financial Services 42 %
Technology 40 %
Manufacturing 42 %
Communications 37 %
Average Cloud Savings 40 %
TCO Savings by Industry Calculated by Cloud Technology Partners
By the Numbers
IDG interviewed ten enterprises using AWS to measure how cloud impacted their business operations and IT environments . Here are some highlights :
560 %
Five-year ROI
64.3 %
Lower TCO
68.1 %
More efficient IT staff operations
81.7 %
Less downtime
$ 1.54M
Average five-year discounted benefits per application
Source : Quantifying the Business Value of AWS . IDG , May 2015
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