Cloud procurement
Compare cloud proposals using the workloads you need to run, the support your team needs and the full cost of operating and leaving each option. CHNLSYNC helps evaluate cloud partners and managed providers before you commit to a migration or renewal.
Prepare a useful comparison
Bring a workload inventory, current usage and bills, location requirements, recovery objectives, existing commitments and the internal team’s support capacity. List dependencies that cannot move at the same time.
- Workload and location fit
- Ask which region, service and configuration the proposal assumes. Validate application compatibility, data-location needs and capacity against the actual workload.
- Management responsibilities
- Name the owner of patching, identities, backups, monitoring and recovery testing. Ask what the managed layer adds and what your team must still operate.
- Comparable spend
- Separate infrastructure consumption, managed support, migration, network transfer and committed spend. Model your expected usage and a lower-usage scenario using current written quotes.
- Migration and exit
- Agree on acceptance tests, rollback, downtime allowances and data export. Ask who performs the work and what transfer, termination or remaining commitment charges apply.
Compare the approaches
Compare self-managed cloud with a managed provider and retaining suitable workloads in colocation. Use the same availability, recovery and staffing requirements for each option; separate the supplier bill from the operating work your team retains.
How CHNLSYNC helps
- Define the purchase
Turn your requirements, constraints and renewal dates into a common scope suppliers can respond to.
- Compare relevant proposals
Document the capabilities, exclusions, costs and delivery responsibilities. Will Kennedy reviews the recommendation.
- Plan the handoff
Confirm the selected supplier’s terms, implementation scope and support ownership before proceeding.
CHNLSYNC is supplier-paid, with no buyer advisory fee. Supplier services, implementation and third-party charges still apply as agreed. Read how we are paid and what a technology broker does.
Common questions
Technical background: AWS’s shared responsibility model. Use the proposed agreement to confirm the scope for your purchase.
What does a cloud broker help compare?
A cloud broker helps organize requirements and compare relevant suppliers’ technical scope, responsibilities and commercial proposals. CHNLSYNC helps document the shortlist and tradeoffs; the selected supplier agreement defines the services actually delivered.
How does sourcing cloud services through CHNLSYNC work?
We start with your workloads, usage, current commitments and operating constraints. We compare relevant proposals and clarify assumptions, migration dependencies and support ownership. Will Kennedy reviews the recommendation before you choose a supplier.
How hard is it to switch cloud providers later?
The difficulty depends on application dependencies, service-specific features, data volume, skills and contract terms. Ask for a documented exit plan and estimated transfer and migration costs before committing. A planned exit still needs technical validation.
When should we review a cloud contract or committed-use agreement?
Review the notice deadline, remaining commitment and expected workload before renewal. Allow time to obtain comparable proposals and validate a migration if needed. A new commitment should be assessed against expected usage, not just a headline discount.
What does CHNLSYNC’s help cost?
CHNLSYNC uses a supplier-paid brokerage model with no buyer advisory fee. The buyer still pays for the selected services and any agreed installation, implementation, usage or third-party charges. Ask us which suppliers were considered and how we are compensated; confirm all charges in the written proposal.
Related purchase decisions
Bring your requirements.
Start with the problem, the current contract and the decision date.