| Cost | High training, unpredictable bills | Predictable, optimized TCO |
| Expertise | Limited by team skills | Certified Azure/AWS specialists |
| Downtime | Reactive, higher risk | Proactive, 99.99% SLAs |
| Scalability | Manual, time-consuming | Auto-scaling, dynamic resources |
| Security | Shared responsibility challenges | Advanced compliance, zero-trust policies |
| Monitoring | Basic or limited tools | 24/7 real-time monitoring & remediation |
| Support | Dependent on small IT team | Charlotte-based support + national reach |