How to keep a lid on your cloud security budget

Every business wants to maximise profit while minimising expenditure. In the world of IT that increasingly means moving from a capital expenditure-focussed, infrastructure-heavy approach to an outsourced and infrastructure-light one courtesy of the cloud. Being able to manage spending through controlled budget expectations is a key driver helping to deliver the cloud into enterprise strategies across the globe; but how does keeping a lid on spending sit with keeping that cloud secure?