Introduction
Public cloud services love to advertise cost savings, but only until it’s time to move or access your own data. Buried in the fine print are exorbitant egress fees that punish data movement and lock you into a cycle of dependency. AWS, in particular, charges over $0.09 per GB of data transferred out, leading to thousands in unexpected costs for companies doing basic backups, replications, or file exports.
This post exposes the hidden costs of data egress on AWS and presents a compelling case for shifting to on-premise, self-hosted infrastructure.
Understanding AWS Egress Pricing
AWS charges $0.09/GB for outbound data transfers after the first GB. That means transferring 1TB of logs, backups, or files can cost $92.16. And that’s not including associated fees like API calls or Glacier retrievals.
Multiply that by weekly backup cycles and cross-region transfers, and suddenly your $3,000 monthly bill doubles.
Lock-In and Repatriation Fees
Cloud vendors don’t just charge for compute but they make leaving expensive. Want to migrate workloads to another cloud or on-prem? Prepare for sky-high exit costs.
IDC research estimates average cloud repatriation costs between $500K–$2M depending on data volume and licensing dependencies. That’s not agility but financial captivity.
Self-Hosting Avoids Perpetual Rent
With EXIGENCY’s on-prem model, you pay once for hardware and licenses, then operate with predictable overhead e.g. power, cooling, bandwidth. There’s no surprise bill when your usage spikes.
Plus, your data stays behind your firewall, under your control and no fees for accessing what’s already yours.
Performance Advantages of On-Prem
Beyond cost, local servers offer superior performance for large transfers, backups, and real-time analytics. With on-prem infrastructure, there’s no need to wait on bandwidth bottlenecks or regional throttling. You control the pipeline.
Compliance & Egress Jurisdiction
HIPAA, PCI-DSS, SOC2 and GDPR all include stipulations about data movement and transfer logging. With cloud, you often lose sight of where your packets go, raising risk. Self-hosted systems ensure egress paths stay compliant and traceable within your infrastructure.
FINAL THOUGHTS: REGAIN FINANCIAL CONTROL
Cloud is great… Until it becomes a runaway bill. With EXIGENCY’s self-hosted systems, you cut hidden fees, keep your data close, and ensure compliance without compromise. It’s not just about saving money but more about gaining freedom.
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