Rackspace increases cloud rates by 22%
Cloud service costs have risen by about 22% across various categories, including Cloud Bandwidth and Cloud Servers, prompting users to reassess their budgets and usage due to systematic price increases.
The recent analysis of invoices reveals a significant increase in costs across various cloud services over the past two months. A detailed comparison shows that the prices for services such as Cloud Bandwidth, Cloud Block Storage, Cloud CDN Bandwidth, Cloud Database, Cloud Files, and Cloud Servers have all risen by approximately 22%. Specific examples include the Load Balancer Bandwidth Out, which increased from 0.12 to 0.1464 GB, and the CBS Volume, which rose from 0.000164 to 0.0002 GB_HRS. This consistent percentage increase across multiple services indicates a systematic rise in pricing rather than isolated incidents. The data suggests that users may need to reassess their cloud service usage and budget accordingly, as these changes could impact overall operational costs.
- Cloud service costs have increased by approximately 22% across multiple categories.
- Specific services affected include Cloud Bandwidth, Cloud Block Storage, and Cloud Servers.
- Users may need to adjust their budgets and usage in response to these price changes.
- The increase appears to be systematic rather than isolated to specific services.
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