The pandemic has made business more dependent on cloud-computing than ever—and companies are now racing to rein in the soaring costs. Cloud spending at Audi Business Innovation GmbH, a unit of Volkswagen AG-owned car maker Audi, jumped 12% between March and April, with employees using more of the rented, remote computing power and software tools to work from home. But with car sales plunging, companywide budgets were under pressure.

Source: Wall Street Journal July 27, 2020 11:34 UTC