Many companies move mission-critical environments to the cloud to gain flexibility, reduce costs, and streamline operations. Yet not every migration delivers on these goals. Some choose a provider based on brand familiarity and now face rising costs, complex tooling, and limited flexibility. This article examines why some organizations are reevaluating IBM Cloud and other providers, and what they gain by migrating to Atlantic.Net.

The cloud infrastructure is evolving, and many businesses are reevaluating their hosting providers. In some cases, companies have not enjoyed the anticipated advantages of the cloud for various reasons. They may have made their initial choice of provider based on factors such as name familiarity, without performing a comprehensive comparison of potential vendors. Company decision-makers can either continue with the limitations and issues they are experiencing with their current provider or search for a new solution that better addresses their business requirements and objectives.

This article examines the reasons businesses across many sectors consider migrating from the IBM Cloud and other providers to Atlantic.Net to improve performance, transparency, and fit.

Common Pain Points With Cloud Providers

Organizations dissatisfied with their current cloud provider typically face common pain points. These issues can significantly affect their business and may prompt them to seek a new, more satisfactory hosting partner. The following pain points are often the reason a company looks to change its cloud provider.

High Costs

The promise of cost savings is a major factor in many businesses deciding to migrate to the cloud. Providers may raise costs after the initial agreements expire, significantly disrupting an organization’s IT budget and eliminating the financial advantage of moving to the cloud. The vendor may have complicated pricing plans that do not reveal the actual costs of their services. A company may feel stuck because it does not want to deal with the complications of another migration.

Costs can quickly get out of hand for other reasons as well. The provider may increase data egress fees, making it more expensive to use corporate information efficiently. Companies that want to expand their cloud infrastructure may have to pay premium prices for services such as dedicated servers or cloud hosting. A business may wind up paying for underutilized resources if they are not managed effectively. These issues can result in budget overruns and friction between the finance and IT departments.

Complex Management Interfaces

Teams must manage their resources efficiently to optimize cloud benefits. Users need an effective way to monitor usage to ensure they are maximizing their cloud investment. A comprehensive interface enables granular monitoring as well as activities such as easily spinning up VMs and scaling specific resources.

Customers may choose to switch cloud providers due to the complexity of management interfaces, which limit their ability to understand and optimize resource usage. Teams forced to use complex, unintuitive interfaces will not get the most out of their cloud environment. Organizations can experience lost productivity when users struggle with inefficient interfaces.

Limited Server Configuration Flexibility

Companies may experience inflexibility from their provider when they want servers configured to address specific requirements or objectives. Many vendors offer a variety of server configurations, but limit the degree of customization available to meet customer needs. An organization may benefit from customized configurations to support innovative solutions or address evolving business requirements.

Lack of configuration flexibility can hurt a company’s competitiveness by forcing it to use an inferior platform for targeted computing needs. Teams will be hampered when attempting to work around server configuration issues. Decision-makers may be motivated to search for a new provider that offers the desired level of customization.

Inconsistent Support for Legacy Systems

Businesses often migrate legacy systems to the cloud to reduce on-premises data center space requirements. In some cases, the migration involves rehosting the systems on cloud resources. However, refactoring the legacy environments, such as IBM i and AS/400 workloads, is typically a more effective long-term solution.

Not all cloud hosting providers have the requisite experience and skill sets needed to support the transition of legacy systems to a modern infrastructure. Substandard vendor support can increase the risk of outages or poor performance.

Why Atlantic.Net Is a Preferred Alternative Cloud Provider

Atlantic.Net’s professional cloud services and solutions present companies with an attractive alternative when searching for a new hosting provider.  We have over 30 years of experience in cloud hosting, giving us the expertise to meet all your company’s needs. Businesses that are dissatisfied with their current provider are switching to Atlantic.Net for the following reasons.

Customizable Dedicated Server and Cloud Hosting

Our technical team will tailor a customized solution that addresses all of your requirements. We offer dedicated servers and Cloud hosting services for businesses of all sizes. Your company can optimize its IT environment with a wide range of base server configurations, each customizable to your exact specifications.

Our dedicated servers can be equipped with cutting-edge GPUs to support advanced AI and ML applications. We also offer bare-metal (single-tenant) solutions for companies that require full control and isolation. Our experts will perform a free assessment of your existing environment to demonstrate the advantages of a truly customizable hosting solution. Clear, transparent pricing helps you stay within budget while improving your IT capabilities.

Legacy System Support

We understand the importance of supporting your mission-critical legacy systems and workloads. While it is possible to lift-and-shift the environment to the cloud, businesses can benefit from modernizing with cloud-native solutions. Companies running IBM i or AS/400 systems should strongly consider refactoring to a modern cloud platform.

Our technical experts work with firms specializing in IBM i and AS/400 to transition workloads to modern cloud environments. We help you migrate to the cloud and provide comprehensive support after the transition. Your essential workloads will run more efficiently, enabling you to leverage modern resources to grow your business.

A case in point is our work with a technology firm in Mexico City that relied on an IBM i environment for essential applications. We developed a seamless migration path that enabled them to modernize their clients’ systems in the cloud without losing legacy compatibility. The company is prepared for future growth and no longer must support legacy, on-premises hardware.

Global Reach

Atlantic.Net has eight data centers located across North America, Europe, and Asia. The availability of regional data centers provides our customers with multiple benefits.

  • Businesses can reduce network latency and increase performance by hosting their environment in a strategically located data center.
  • Companies can enhance resiliency by developing disaster recovery plans that back up and recover data to alternate geographic regions.
  • Organizations can comply with data privacy and security regulations by hosting their environment in specific regions.

Comprehensive Managed Services

Atlantic.Net’s managed services support all of your company’s hosting needs without the overhead of in-house technical and cloud-focused skills. We make it easy to get in touch when you need us with 24/7 support by phone, chat, or email. Our experts leverage advanced skills with deep knowledge of the evolving IT landscape to effectively solve your problems.

Your IT environment is unique and deserves more than a standardized managed services solution. We customize our services to align with your requirements and goals, partnering with you to help the business grow. Our proactive approach helps identify potential issues early, supporting consistent and secure cloud hosting performance.

Moving to Atlantic.Net Just Makes Sense

We have solutions to fit the needs of any company, whether they run legacy IBM workloads or host modern Kentico websites. Businesses can enjoy customized, scalable, and cost-effective hosting using leading-edge hardware, software, and technical support. If your current hosting provider no longer meets your needs, we invite you to benchmark cost, performance, and support with our team.

Contact us today to explore your migration options with our experts.