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Hybrid Storage Calculator
Model on-prem IBM vs public-cloud hyperscaler file services
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Hybrid Storage Calculator

Model on-prem IBM vs public-cloud hyperscaler file services

TCO Modeling

On-premises vs cloud vs hybrid

Adjust capacity, growth, and unit rates to compare total cost of ownership across deployment strategies.

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Inputs

Adjust assumptions to model your environment
Capacity (TB)1,000 TB
Annual growth15 %
Horizon3 yr
On-prem $/TB/yr60 $/TB
Cloud $/TB/yr84 $/TB
Egress $/TB0.05 $/TB
Monthly egress % of data20 %
Hybrid on-prem share60 %
ON-PREM TCO
$208.35M
▲ 3-yr total
CLOUD TCO
$292.11M
▲ 3-yr total
HYBRID TCO
$241.85M
▲ 3-yr total

Cumulative Cost Over Time

3-year cumulative cost by strategy
Yr 1Yr 2Yr 3$0.0M$75.0M$150.0M$225.0M$300.0M
  • On-Prem
  • Cloud
  • Hybrid

Recommendation

Lowest-cost strategy for your inputs
ONPREM
On-Premises IBM delivers the lowest 3-year TCO
On-Premises IBM saves $33.5M vs Hybrid over 3 years.
On-PremCloudHybrid$0.0M$75.0M$150.0M$225.0M$300.0M
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