The Hidden Cost Of Cloud Complexity
Commvault, Friday, August 1st, 2025
The promise of cloud-native applications was supposed to make our lives easier. Instead, many organizations are discovering a painful reality: When these modern applications fail, the cost of getting back up and running is far more expensive than anyone anticipated.
Our latest research collaboration with Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG), 'The Hidden Cost of Cloud Complexity: How Automatic Rebuilds Save Time, Money, and Sanity,' reveals startling data about what's really happening when cloud applications go down - and why the traditional approach to recovery is breaking down in the cloud-native era.
The Staggering Reality: 40.6 Person-Days Per Rebuild
Here's the number that should keep every CTO awake at night: 40.6 person-days. That's how long it takes the average organization to restore core functionality during a complete cloud application rebuild.