Investment Costs
Dollar vs. Rupiah Investment Costs
The US dollar continues to strengthen against the Indonesian rupiah, now reaching around IDR 13,000 and nearly touching IDR 14,000. This condition inevitably impacts investment costs for fulfilling your IT infrastructure needs.
Building an IT infrastructure system almost certainly requires a relatively high investment cost. This is because IT infrastructure equipment in Indonesia is still largely priced based on the US dollar exchange rate. Just imagine—at today’s high dollar rate, how much would you need to spend to meet your current IT infrastructure requirements?
Amid the weakening rupiah, meeting IT service needs is becoming increasingly difficult, even though your infrastructure requirements may need to be fulfilled immediately.
Various Advantages of Using the Cloud
With cloud services, these investment cost challenges can be overcome. Without incurring large upfront costs, you can achieve the same—or even higher—levels of effectiveness compared to traditional IT models. The cloud provides direct and continuous access to the latest, industry-leading technologies without requiring continuous investment in your own platforms.
Most importantly, cloud services are not significantly affected by currency exchange rate fluctuations, as you pay for these services at fixed prices in Indonesian rupiah.
Cloud services reduce costs related to physical server procurement, maintenance, data center rental, and other operational expenses. As a result, a large portion of IT infrastructure expenditure can be eliminated, freeing you from spending on data centers, manpower, maintenance, technical support, depreciation, and other cost-draining elements.
Another major advantage of cloud services lies in their implementation. In the past, procurement, installation, and configuration of on-premises IT infrastructure could take three to six months. With cloud services today, the same process can be completed in a much shorter time—even within hours. This means your infrastructure needs can be fulfilled immediately, cutting down additional costs that may otherwise increase amid currency instability.
Cloud Is the Future!
Beyond cost efficiency, companies that want to grow and remain competitive must transition their IT approach from traditional models to cloud computing. It is time for you to focus solely on your core business and entrust your IT needs to competent professionals.
Start considering the migration of your traditional IT services to cloud computing. Take advantage of anytime, anywhere data access using fixed or mobile devices, utilize cloud-based internet storage for data and applications that can be easily accessed, downloaded, and managed—enabling you to deliver better services for your business in the future.
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