IDC White Paper
The Business Value of IONOS CLOUD
Detailed ROI analysis of IONOS CLOUD using real customer data
How EU sovereignty turns from a cost into a revenue driver
A comparison of three migration scenarios
Practical examples from European organisations
What does moving to IONOS CLOUD actually deliver?
This IDC White Paper quantifies the real-world business value of IONOS CLOUD — based on structured interviews with 10 European organisations across six sectors.
Benefit from the study by:
- Verified ROI figures from real customer interviews and data
- A full breakdown of where the value comes from — IT efficiency, cost savings, and new revenue
- An honest look at how EU data sovereignty translates into commercial advantage
- Three migration scenarios compared: on-premises, hyperscaler, and smaller cloud providers
- Cross-sector insights from SaaS, healthcare, cybersecurity and more
Source: IDC Business Value White Paper, sponsored by IONOS CLOUD, The Business Value of IONOS CLOUD, #EUR154836126-BVWP, September 2026
Length: 31 pages
An overview of the key findings
What businesses really achieve by moving to the Cloud. The figures speak for themselves.
167% three-year ROI. Payback in under six months.
Here's what's behind it:
- IT efficiency: 58% reduction in IT administration effort — time reclaimed for product and growth work
- Availability: 74% fewer unplanned downtime incidents
- Cost savings: €146,950 in annual savings versus the previous environment
- Compliance: €26,200 in annual compliance cost savings
- Sovereignty: EU data residency that wins deals — €49,300 in additional annual revenue at margin
