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Leaving the Cloud:
Cloud Computing Isn’t For Everyone

We’ve run extensively in both Amazon’s cloud and Google’s cloud,
but the savings never materialized. So we’ve left.

Cloud computing is basically renting computers, instead of owning and operating your own server hardware. From the start, companies that offer cloud services have promised simplicity and cost savings. Basecamp has had one foot in the cloud for well over a decade, and HEY has been running there exclusively since it was launched two years ago. We’ve run extensively in both Amazon’s cloud and Google’s cloud, but the savings promised in reduced complexity never materialized. So we’ve left.

The rough math goes like this: We spent $3.2m on cloud in 2022. The cost of rack space and new hardware is a total of $840,000 per year. Leaving the cloud will save us $7 million over five years. And at a time when so many companies are looking to cut expenses, saving millions through hosting expenses sounds like a better first move than the rounds of layoffs that keep coming.

We share all of the details on the technical, operational and business outcomes of how we exited from the cloud, in these other posts:

Project Management

Manage more projects with less stress using these project management tools and tips.

How to Prioritize Projects with Project Management Software
Project Management

How to Prioritize Projects with Project Management Software

Learn how to use project management tools to run the right projects at the right time.

Project Collaboration & Project Management Tools That Drive Better Results
Project Management

Project Collaboration & Project Management Tools That Drive Better Results

Communication isn’t the same as collaboration. You need project management tools and collaboration strategies to do both.

Creating a Project Management Calendar: Key Steps and Best Practices
Project Management

Creating a Project Management Calendar: Key Steps and Best Practices

A step-by-step guide for creating a project management calendar inside Basecamp.

Remote Work

Learn why remote beats the office every day of the week, and how to make working remotely work for you.

Remote Work is a Platform
Remote Work

Remote Work is a Platform

Why you should stop trying to recreate the office at home when working remotely.

Project Management for Remote Teams: The Best Project Management Tools & Tips
Remote Work

Project Management for Remote Teams: The Best Project Management Tools & Tips

Remote work isn’t rocket science. It just requires the proper project management apps and tools.

9 Overlooked Benefits of Remote Work + 6 Challenges We’ve Solved
Remote Work

9 Overlooked Benefits of Remote Work + 6 Challenges We’ve Solved

You’re not making the most of your work from home lifestyle.

Leadership

Whether you manage one or one thousand, learn how to level up your leadership skills and unlock your team’s potential.

8 Employee Onboarding Best Practices to Make Everyone’s Lives Easier
Leadership

8 Employee Onboarding Best Practices to Make Everyone’s Lives Easier

Give your new employees everything they need to hit the ground running.

RECONSIDER
Leadership

RECONSIDER

Why are you here?

It’s High Time to Rewrite the Hiring Script
Leadership

It’s High Time to Rewrite the Hiring Script

It really doesn’t have to be like this.

Productivity

Increase your impact with these guides on improving your productivity, and making work a little less crazy.

Free 30-60-90 Day Employee Onboarding Plan Template for Employees and Managers
Productivity

Free 30-60-90 Day Employee Onboarding Plan Template for Employees and Managers

Check out our free templates for 30-60-90 Day Employee and Manager Onboarding Plans.

The To-Do List Template to End All Other To-Do Lists [+15 Template Ideas to Start]
Productivity

The To-Do List Template to End All Other To-Do Lists [+15 Template Ideas to Start]

A to-do list should be simple, effective, and eliminate decision fatigue. Most get this wrong.

Status Meetings Are the Scourge
Productivity

Status Meetings Are the Scourge

Why status meetings are the worst kind of meetings.

Entrepreneurship

Learn what we’ve learned over 20+ years of building and running a small business.

Why Our Small Business Needed Project Management Software
Entrepreneurship

Why Our Small Business Needed Project Management Software

Two employees or two hundred — everyone needs a space (and project management software) to do their best work.

Challenges of Entrepreneurship You Weren’t Warned About
Entrepreneurship

Challenges of Entrepreneurship You Weren’t Warned About

These are the unexpected small business challenges you don’t want to overlook.

10 Small Business Growing Pains & How to Solve Them
Entrepreneurship

10 Small Business Growing Pains & How to Solve Them

Your company has growth goals. But is it prepared to handle the growing pains?

Agency

From contracts to clients, learn how to build and grow your very own creative agency.

How to Create a Diverse Content Plan That Fits Your Client’s Needs
Agency

How to Create a Diverse Content Plan That Fits Your Client’s Needs

Doing the same exact thing for every client doesn’t work. This does.

How to Set the Right Client Expectations
Agency

How to Set the Right Client Expectations

Delivering what was promised and clients still not happy? It may be time to reset expectations.

Client Management Strategies for Agencies That Make Everyone’s Lives Easier
Agency

Client Management Strategies for Agencies That Make Everyone’s Lives Easier

Good client experiences in the agency world aren’t always the norm. Here’s how to make them yours.

Design

Explore the latest design trends, and how to use them to create better products for your customers.

Every Designer Needs a Space
Design

Every Designer Needs a Space

How building a virtual studio space can help you create your best work.

Why Wireframes Are Bad for Creativity
Design

Why Wireframes Are Bad for Creativity

Learn how this common tool boxes in designers, strips them of their creativity, and prevents them from doing their best work.

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