This is a quick-hit update to our blog post from October 2018. At that time, we educated our prospects and clients on the China trade war and explained how the proposed tariffs would have a serious impact on IT budgets. We successfully helped many clients mitigate the effect of the initial 10% tariffs levied on IT equipment manufactured in China.<\/p>\n
We also warned that an additional 15% tariff could be implemented if trade negotiations didn\u2019t result in an agreement. Unfortunately, no resolution is in sight, and the U.S. has moved forward with the promised 15% tariff on Chinese-manufactured IT hardware. We\u2019ve helped some clients pull forward hardware purchases to get ahead of the increases\u2014but for others, the window to act is closing fast.<\/p>\n
The real winner in this scenario? The cloud providers.<\/em><\/p>\n As hardware costs rise and businesses look for more predictable IT spending, the cloud becomes increasingly attractive. With strong cloud governance tools, businesses are realizing that cloud providers offer more flexibility and alignment than legacy hardware vendors. The major U.S.-based cloud platforms are eager to earn your trust\u2014and are getting increasingly creative in how they do it.<\/p>\n PTP was purpose-built to help businesses with their cloud initiatives. Whether you\u2019re in life sciences, biotech, or a research-driven enterprise, we can guide you toward more efficient, cost-effective cloud models. Think of us as your GPS\u2014navigating your journey to the cloud with clarity and control.<\/p>\n Let\u2019s talk now about evaluating public cloud solutions that align with your goals and put you back in control of your IT strategy.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#f2f2f2″ custom_margin=”27px|auto||auto||” custom_padding=”18px|18px|18px|18px|true|true” border_radii=”on|5px|5px|5px|5px” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]\n We help life sciences companies move from unpredictable CapEx to secure, cloud-based IT.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][dsm_button button_one_text=”\ud83d\udc49 Request your Free Cloud Assessment” button_one_url=”https:\/\/ptp.cloud\/services\/cloudops\/cloud-assessment\/” button_two_text=”\ud83d\udc49 PTP’s AWS Marketplace Offers” button_two_url=”https:\/\/aws.amazon.com\/marketplace\/seller-profile?id=40aef862-90e2-4a5f-9d98-2ef74b6cbf15″ button_alignment=”left” separator_text=”or explore” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_button_one=”on” button_one_text_size=”14px” button_one_text_color=”#ffffff” button_one_bg_color=”#0eabf4″ button_one_border_width=”0px” button_one_border_radius=”3px” button_one_font=”|600|||||||” button_one_use_icon=”off” button_one_custom_margin=”|11px|||false|false” custom_button_two=”on” button_two_text_size=”14px” button_two_text_color=”#ffffff” button_two_bg_color=”#0eabf4″ button_two_border_width=”0px” button_two_border_radius=”3px” button_two_font=”|600|||||||” button_two_use_icon=”off” custom_margin=”|||0px|false|false” box_shadow_style_button_one=”preset2″ box_shadow_style_button_two=”preset2″ box_shadow_blur_button_two=”19px” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/dsm_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]\n<\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" This is a quick-hit update to our blog post from October 2018. At that time, we educated our prospects and clients on the China trade war and explained how the proposed tariffs would have a serious impact on IT budgets. We successfully helped many clients mitigate the effect of the initial 10% tariffs levied on […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2433,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","content-type":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[189,9],"tags":[],"table_tags":[],"class_list":["post-2430","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog-archive","category-cloudops-archive"],"yoast_head":"\nRising hardware costs don\u2019t have to derail your IT strategy<\/strong><\/h4>\n