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Jeroen Mulder
Jeroen Mulder
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Jeroen Mulder

Jeroen Mulder is a certified enterprise and security architect, and he works with Fujitsu (Netherlands) as a Principal Business Consultant. Earlier, he was a Sr. Lead Architect, focusing on cloud and cloud native technology, at Fujitsu, and was later promoted to become the Head of Applications and Multi-Cloud Services. Jeroen is interested in the cloud technology, architecture for cloud infrastructure, serverless and container technology, application development, and digital transformation using various DevOps methodologies and tools. He has previously authored “Multi-Cloud Architecture and Governance”, “Enterprise DevOps for Architects”, and “Transforming Healthcare with DevOps4Care”.
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Understanding license agreements

License agreements are complicated, but in essence, there are three types of agreements to start using services in the public cloud:

  • Consumption-based: This is often referred to as the pay-as-you-go model. The enterprise only pays for the actual usage in the public cloud, without any upfront commitment. Cloud providers issue a monthly invoice with the actual consumption of resources. These resources—for example, virtual machines, database instances, and storage units—are charged against the rates that are published on the public portals of the providers.
  • Commitment-based: For most enterprises, this is the preferred model. In this case, the enterprise commits to the usage of a specific amount of resources in the cloud for a longer period of time, typically 1, 3, or 5 years. Now, public clouds such as Azure, AWS, and Google Cloud Platform were invented to enable maximum flexibility and agility. If we allow enterprises to have...
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Jeroen Mulder

Jeroen Mulder is a certified enterprise and security architect, and he works with Fujitsu (Netherlands) as a Principal Business Consultant. Earlier, he was a Sr. Lead Architect, focusing on cloud and cloud native technology, at Fujitsu, and was later promoted to become the Head of Applications and Multi-Cloud Services. Jeroen is interested in the cloud technology, architecture for cloud infrastructure, serverless and container technology, application development, and digital transformation using various DevOps methodologies and tools. He has previously authored “Multi-Cloud Architecture and Governance”, “Enterprise DevOps for Architects”, and “Transforming Healthcare with DevOps4Care”.
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