This tactic encourages more dependency and possibly vendor lock-in, as you keep data immobile on the cloud for longer periods.
Most public cloud platforms charge you for data retrieval (also known as egress fees) to move data out of their cloud platform. This tactic encourages more dependency and possibly vendor lock-in, as you keep data immobile on the cloud for longer periods. Your data transfer frequency is directly linked to your cloud costs, and frequent retrieval (for example, to run on-premise analytics) will add to your resource consumption in the form of egress fees.