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Practice II

Cloud &
infrastructure.

AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud commitments, EDPs, and consumption deals structured for maximum leverage and minimum lock-in.

What is cloud & infrastructure negotiation?

Cloud negotiation is the structuring of hyperscaler commitments — enterprise discount programmes, private pricing, and committed-spend deals — so the discount is real and the lock-in is limited.

Why it matters: Committed cloud spend is often signed on the vendor's forecast, not yours. A commitment sized and structured correctly protects both the discount and your freedom to move.

What we negotiate

AWS EDPs, Microsoft Azure commitments (MACC), and Google Cloud committed-use and private pricing.

Consumption forecasts, ramp schedules, drawdown flexibility, and overage protection.

Marketplace terms, support tiers, and migration credits used to offset the cost of change.

How Accord helps

We model your true consumption trajectory, not the vendor's, and size the commitment to it — then negotiate the discount curve, flexibility, and exit posture around that number.

We keep optionality on the table so a second hyperscaler remains credible, which is what moves the price.

FAQ

Common questions

Should we sign a multi-year cloud commitment?

Often yes — but sized to a defensible forecast with ramp and drawdown flexibility. An oversized commitment is a discount you pay for and never use.

Can you negotiate AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud?

Yes. We run hyperscaler commitments across all three, including EDPs, MACCs, and committed-use discounts.

How do you keep us from being locked in?

We negotiate exit, portability, and overage terms explicitly, and keep a credible alternative live throughout.

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