Zoom wouldn’t pay list. Realize cloud providers can provide offline pricing to Zoom that would match or beat the oracle network pricing for a “like” offering.
Things like fixed cost throughput links, and fixed network pricing is available with contracting for large companies.
It’s likely oracle simply “bought the business” and is loosing money on the hosting. Hoping to make it up with a co-sell commission based contract, or by leveraging this as PR/marketing.
Cory Quinn is right. List price is expensive. But if you spend 1mil/year or more you shouldn’t be paying list. If you are zoom getting 90% off egress is totally negotiable.
Things like fixed cost throughput links, and fixed network pricing is available with contracting for large companies.
It’s likely oracle simply “bought the business” and is loosing money on the hosting. Hoping to make it up with a co-sell commission based contract, or by leveraging this as PR/marketing.
Cory Quinn is right. List price is expensive. But if you spend 1mil/year or more you shouldn’t be paying list. If you are zoom getting 90% off egress is totally negotiable.