Flexible Cloud Purchasing Agreements

Signing the dotted line for three, five or 10 years’ worth of cloud computing may be financially smarter and more predictable in the long run, but short-term, these commitments can be problematic — especially with all the macroeconomic uncertainties that seem to be going nowhere.

That’s why Google Cloud now offers flexible purchasing, according to the company. These deals “enable customers to migrate their workloads to the cloud with no up-front commitments,” wrote Kelly Ducourty, vice president of go-to-market strategy and operations, and Joe Matz, vice president of business planning and pricing, in a Feb. 15 blog.

And these users won’t miss out on incentives including discounts for monthly spend and committed use, as well as cloud credits and access to professional services. Note, however, that customers buying through the Partner Advantage program will not be eligible for the monthly spend discount. Google Cloud said incentives under the Flex Agreements will depend on monthly spend and workloads migrated to Google Cloud.

See what else is new on the next slide.