Data Egress Cost Analysis

The article discusses the importance of understanding data transfer and egress costs across Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services (AWS), and Google Cloud Platform (GCP). It highlights that while moving storage from data centers to cloud-based environments can result in significant cost savings, decision makers are also concerned about total cost of ownership (TCO) including data egress pricing. The article explains the concept of data egress, which refers to fees for moving data out of a cloud provider's storage system, and contrasts it with data ingress where there is typically no charge.