Source: https://expedient.com/2017/05/03/

# Archive of posts from 2017

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## [What are the best metrics to use when comparing cloud to a hardware purchase?](/knowledgebase/blog/2017-05-03-best-metrics-when-comparing-cloud-to-hardware-purchase/)

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Author[Doug Theis](#)

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What are the best metrics to use when comparing cloud to a hardware purchase? Many of the companies we meet with are debating between purchasing a new stack of hardware or implementing an enterprise cloud infrastructure using Expedient servers, storage, security and services. Most of these companies gather information then do a cost analysis to compare the options. Yet...

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