Episode 76 of Cloud Computing with Fexingo dives into a quiet change sweeping enterprise cloud contracts: providers like AWS, Microsoft, and Google Cloud are restructuring their licensing and migration terms to financially penalize customers who keep legacy systems running. Lucas walks through a specific case — a Fortune 500 retailer that faced a $2.4 million annual surcharge for maintaining an on-premises Oracle database alongside a new Azure deployment. Luna probes whether these 'modernization mandates' are genuine cost-saving incentives or vendor lock-in by another name. The episode includes concrete numbers on how resolute license portability differs across the big three, the rise of 'consumption commitment' clauses that tie discounts to sunsetting old infrastructure, and what the new contract language actually looks like. If you're negotiating a cloud deal in 2026 — or renewing one — this episode gives you the specific traps to watch for.

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