{"id":5100,"date":"2025-11-27T14:19:55","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T13:19:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.geetoo.com\/refresh-or-migrate-that-is-the-question\/"},"modified":"2025-12-01T09:51:51","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T08:51:51","slug":"refresh-or-migrate-that-is-the-question","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.geetoo.com\/en\/refresh-or-migrate-that-is-the-question\/","title":{"rendered":"Refresh or migrate \u2013 that is the question."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Let\u2019s imagine a mid-sized company running its own hardware in leased data center space. The infrastructure is designed to provide enough capacity to host virtual servers with roughly <g id=\"gid_0\">32 vCPU, 256 GB vRAM and 6 TB vHDD<\/g> in total. Let\u2019s run a simple model calculation:  <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cost comparison<\/h2>\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Own hardware configuration:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2\u00d7 network switch \u2013 80,000 CZK per unit<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>3\u00d7 physical server \u2013 150,000 CZK per unit<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1\u00d7 disk array connected via iSCSI \u2013 500,000 CZK per unit<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>On-site support (annual) \u2013 75,000 CZK<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Annual license for VMware vSphere Standard virtualization software, 48 CPU cores \u2013 58,000 CZK<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Total over 5 years: 1,775,000 CZK<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Data center lease:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Lease of 1\u00d7 42U 600\u00d71200 mm rack unit \u2013 13,000 CZK\/month<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Electricity for a consumption of 1,500 kWh\/month \u2013 10,000 CZK\/month <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Internal or external IT specialists, 20 hours per month \u2013 12,000 CZK\/month<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Total TCO over a 5-year cycle: 3,875,000 CZK excl. VAT<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Running it in the cloud<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If we run the same amount of compute resources in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.geetoo.com\/en\/solution\/geetoo-cloud-compute\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Geetoo Cloud Compute<\/a>, an equivalent capacity (32 vCPU, 256 GB vRAM, 6 TB vHDD) comes out at an indicative price of 64,806 CZK per month \u2013 <strong>that is roughly 3,657,360 CZK excl. VAT over a 5-year cycle.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n        <div class=\"component component-article-image my-8 md:my-12 lg:my-16 xl:-mx-32\">\n          <div class=\"container\">\n              <figure>\n            <picture class=\"w-full\">\n                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geetoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/it-infrastruktura.jpg\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"max-w-full h-auto w-full\">\n        <\/picture>\n\n      <\/figure>\n          <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n<p>The final totals are not dramatically different, and <em>in real life there are many factors that can shift the numbers either way<\/em>. So it\u2019s not always true that the cloud is automatically \u201cmany times cheaper\u201d. However, compared to a purely on-prem solution, cloud brings a whole range of advantages. You avoid large up-front CAPEX expenditures, gain much greater flexibility and \u2013 most importantly, as most of our customers will tell you \u2013 you get <strong>peace of mind<\/strong> to focus on your work. And if we borrow a line from a well-known commercial: that\u2019s priceless. In the next section, we\u2019ll take a closer look at the benefits of cloud in more detail.     <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Incidents don\u2019t only happen from nine to five<\/h2>\n\n<p>With Geetoo, you get <strong>24\/7 monitoring<\/strong> that detects potential issues before they grow into major problems. Most of the time, you won\u2019t even notice our support working in the background. But you can be sure that there is a team of seasoned experts available, who know you by name and understand your environment and business in detail.   <br\/><br\/>They also continuously invest in their skills to keep up with current technologies (single certifications can cost tens of thousands of CZK). They are not anonymous bots playing \u201cticket tennis\u201d with you (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.geetoo.com\/en\/a-worry-free-cloud-with-experts-who-have-your-back\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">see for yourself<\/a>). Their know-how and experience give you far more certainty than when everything depends on a single in-house admin.  <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Data stored locally and always highly available<\/h2>\n\n<p>Our cloud runs in Czech and Slovak data centers with top-tier facilities and systems protected by redundancy. The infrastructure is designed to operate smoothly even when the rest of the country faces serious issues \u2013 whether it\u2019s a power outage (as with this year\u2019s blackout) or the floods that hit our region last year.   <br\/><br\/>Once your own server room is literally under water, you want a partner who can react immediately and bring up new services, including restoring from backups stored securely in the cloud.<\/p>\n\n<p>Thanks to geographic redundancy (your data and services are protected by multiple locations) and data replication options, you gain an additional level of assurance. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.geetoo.com\/en\/solution\/geetoo-veeam-cloud-backup\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>Geetoo Backup<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.geetoo.com\/en\/solution\/geetoo-disaster-recovery\/\" title=\"\"><strong>Geetoo DRaaS<\/strong><\/a> provide real <strong>business continuity<\/strong>. A reliable backup is not just about taking regular snapshots \u2013 what really matters is the ability to restore data quickly.  <\/p>\n\n<p>A straightforward question is: do you know how much an hour or a full day of downtime would cost your company? Experience from major European cyber incidents shows that it\u2019s not only about lost data and interrupted operations, but also reputational damage, contractual penalties and missed opportunities. If this is on your radar, make sure you don\u2019t miss our article where we <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geetoo.com\/en\/major-european-cyber-incidents-in-2025-and-what-to-learn-from-them\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">break down the major attacks of 2025<\/a><\/strong>. <\/p>\n        <div class=\"component component-article-image my-8 md:my-12 lg:my-16 xl:-mx-32\">\n          <div class=\"container\">\n              <figure>\n            <picture class=\"w-full\">\n                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geetoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cloud-engineer.jpg\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" width=\"1690\" height=\"951\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"max-w-full h-auto w-full\">\n        <\/picture>\n\n      <\/figure>\n          <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Flexibiln&#xED;-&#x161;k&#xE1;lov&#xE1;n&#xED;-a-PAYG-m&#xED;sto-&#x17E;eleza-do-z&#xE1;soby\">Flexible scaling and PAYG instead of idle hardware<\/h2>\n\n<p>Is your company growing, rolling out a demanding application, or preparing for the holiday peak? <strong>Geetoo Cloud Compute<\/strong> allows you to scale up capacity within minutes. When you don\u2019t need the resources, you simply turn off your virtual machines and stop paying \u2013 thanks to the <strong>PAYG (pay-as-you-go)<\/strong> model. No expensive hardware sitting idle half the time. Take a look at how our <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geetoo.com\/en\/pripadova-studie\/how-vis-plzen-saves-costs-with-geetoos-payg-cloud\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">customers save on infrastructure this way<\/a><\/strong>.   <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cloud is not a dogma<\/h2>\n\n<p>A 100% move to the cloud is not the ideal choice for every company. At Geetoo, <strong>we always start by thoroughly analysing the customer\u2019s current state and potential future needs<\/strong>, and only then do we design a tailored solution. <\/p>\n\n<p>In practice, this often means <a href=\"https:\/\/www.geetoo.com\/en\/on-prem-vs-cloud-how-to-choose-the-ideal-it-infrastructure-for-your-business\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">various hybrid scenarios<\/a> that can combine:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Geetoo Cloud<\/strong> for workloads where scalability, high availability and managed services make sense,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>on-prem environments<\/strong> where latency, specific hardware, or regulatory requirements are critical,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>and in some cases even <strong>multiple clouds<\/strong>, depending on where a particular service best fits the customer\u2019s needs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conclusion<\/h2>\n\n<p>When deciding on the right technology platform that can withstand current and future challenges, price is only part of the story. Other key factors include comfort, resilience, flexibility and support quality. Geetoo adds to that a local expert team, data sovereignty, tailor-made solutions, zero egress fees, and services designed to handle demanding situations \u2013 and to give you what matters most: peace of mind and room to grow your core business. <\/p>\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Let\u2019s imagine a mid-sized company running its own hardware in leased data center space. The infrastructure is designed to provide enough capacity to host virtual servers with roughly 32 vCPU, 256 GB vRAM and 6 TB vHDD in total. Let\u2019s run a simple model calculation: Cost comparison The final totals are not dramatically different, and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[28,31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5100","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-products","category-technology"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.geetoo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5100","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.geetoo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.geetoo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.geetoo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.geetoo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5100"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.geetoo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5100\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5103,"href":"https:\/\/www.geetoo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5100\/revisions\/5103"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.geetoo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5100"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.geetoo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5100"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.geetoo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5100"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}