Many organizations struggle to implement cloud cost and security recommendations despite knowing they need improvement. Industry experts have identified ten organizational barriers that consistently prevent companies from taking action on critical recommendations. Understanding these obstacles is the first step toward building more responsive and secure cloud operations.

You've seen the headlines. "Three easy ways to cut your cloud bill." "High-impact, low-effort cost savings." “Quick wins.” "Start optimizing in minutes."

If your company runs on AWS, relies on AWS-native tools, and you've tried to act on any of that advice, you know the truth: it's not easy, it's rarely straightforward, and "low effort" is doing a lot of heavy lifting in those sentences.

Cloud cost and security are inherently intertwined by design, but seldom evaluated together. The most effective cloud infrastructure management strategy uses cost efficiencies to directly fund security improvements.
 

Key takeaways
 

• Managing cloud spend and security separately–with different teams, different budgets, different goals–creates unnecessary silos.