Key metrics for assessing cloud computing providers

Total cost of ownership (TCO) may sound like it should be a simple and easy-to-use comparison for organizations when selecting a cloud provider. However, cloud providers have different strengths and weaknesses and operate differently, making applying a singular metric such as TCO difficult.

This whitepaper from Oracle and Omdia provides a TCO benefit analysis using multiple studies, including a TCO benefit analysis of migrating Oracle ERP apps like E-Business Suite, JD Edwards, PeopleSoft, and Siebel to Oracle OCI.