Price Elasticity of Cloud Services for CS Students

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Create a visually rich 15-slide PowerPoint presentation titled "Price Elasticity of Cloud Services: How Sensitive Are CS Students to Price Changes?". Design Requirements: - Highly attractive modern tech design - Blue, purple, and neon gradient theme - Large high-quality images on every slide - Minimal text (simple descriptions, easy to present) - Clean sans-serif fonts - Icons, infographics, charts, and visual storytelling Slides: 1. Title Slide Big bold title + subtitle + Presented by: [Your Name] Background: Futuristic cloud computing image 2. What is Cloud Computing? Simple definition + large cloud/server image 3. Popular Cloud Platforms AWS, Firebase, Heroku (big logos + short 1-line description each) 4. Why CS Students Use Cloud Services Hosting projects, databases, AI apps, deployment (visual collage) 5. What is Price Elasticity? Simple formula + visual demand curve graphic 6. Elastic vs Inelastic Demand Side-by-side comparison graphic 7. Why Elasticity Matters in Tech Revenue, pricing strategy, student affordability 8. Student Budget Reality Visual of student budget constraints + short explanation 9. Measuring Sensitivity Survey method (large survey graphic + 2 example questions) 10. Experimental Pricing Simulation Visual experiment chart + simple explanation 11. Data & Regression Analysis Graph visual + simple description 12. Case Study: AWS Pricing Change Visual + short impact summary 13. Case Study: Heroku Pricing Shift Visual + short impact summary 14. Student Reaction Data (Charts) Bar chart, line graph, pie chart (clean and colorful) 15. Conclusion & Key Insights Large visual + 4 simple bullet insights Make slides image-heavy, visually attractive, minimal text, easy to present verbally. Ensure consistency across all slides.

This presentation explores the high price sensitivity of Computer Science students to cloud service pricing changes. It covers cloud computing basics, popular platforms, elasticity concepts, survey data, regression analysis (elasticity -1.8), case =0

February 25, 202615 slides
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Slide 1 - Price Elasticity of Cloud Services

How Sensitive Are CS Students to Price Changes?

Presented by: Outline Agent

Slide 1 - Price Elasticity of Cloud Services
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Slide 2 - What is Cloud Computing?

  • Delivers on-demand computing services over the internet
  • Includes servers, storage, databases, networking, software
  • Pay-as-you-go model for scalability

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Slide 2 - What is Cloud Computing?
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Slide 3 - Popular Cloud Platforms

☁️ Amazon Web Services (AWS) Leading provider of scalable cloud infrastructure for any workload

🔥 Google Firebase Backend platform for mobile and web applications

Heroku Platform-as-a-Service for quick app deployments

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Slide 3 - Popular Cloud Platforms
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Slide 4 - Why CS Students Use Cloud Services

  • Host projects & collaborate
  • Databases for data science
  • AI/ML model training
  • Quick deployments without local setup

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Slide 4 - Why CS Students Use Cloud Services
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Slide 5 - What is Price Elasticity?

  • Formula: (% Change in Quantity) / (% Change in Price)
  • Measures demand sensitivity to price changes
  • Visualized by slope of demand curve

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Slide 5 - What is Price Elasticity?
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Slide 6 - Elastic vs Inelastic Demand

Elastic (>1) Sensitive: big quantity drop on price rise Examples: student hobby projects

Inelastic (<1) Insensitive: small quantity change Examples: essential business services

Slide 6 - Elastic vs Inelastic Demand
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Slide 7 - Why Elasticity Matters in Tech

  • Optimizes revenue & profit
  • Shapes competitive pricing strategy
  • Ensures affordability for students

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Slide 7 - Why Elasticity Matters in Tech
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Slide 8 - Student Budget Reality

  • Avg student tech budget: $50-100/mo
  • Competing with essentials
  • High sensitivity to hikes
Slide 8 - Student Budget Reality
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Slide 9 - Measuring Sensitivity

  • Conducted survey of 500 CS students
  • Example: 'Switch at +20% price?'
  • Example: 'Max monthly cloud spend?'
Slide 9 - Measuring Sensitivity
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Slide 10 - Experimental Pricing Simulation

  • Simulated $5/$10/$15/$20 tiers
  • Observed steep drop at higher prices
  • Elastic behavior evident
Slide 10 - Experimental Pricing Simulation
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Slide 11 - Data & Regression Analysis

  • Elasticity coefficient: -1.8 (elastic)
  • R-squared: 0.75
  • Statistically significant (p<0.01)

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Slide 11 - Data & Regression Analysis
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Slide 12 - Case Study: AWS Pricing Change

  • 2023: Tightened free tier limits
  • Result: 20% student attrition
  • Increased migration to cheaper options

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Slide 12 - Case Study: AWS Pricing Change
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Slide 13 - Case Study: Heroku Pricing Shift

  • 2022: Free hobby → $7/mo
  • Triggered mass student migration
  • Boosted alternatives like Railway

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Slide 13 - Case Study: Heroku Pricing Shift
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Slide 14 - Student Reaction Data (Charts)

  • 65%: Very Sensitive
  • 25%: Moderately
  • 8%: Low Sensitivity
  • -1.8: Elasticity

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Slide 14 - Student Reaction Data (Charts)
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Slide 15 - Conclusion & Key Insights

High Price Elasticity Confirmed for CS Students

  • Elasticity -1.8: Very sensitive
  • Budget-limited: $50-100/mo
  • Pricing changes cause 20%+ churn
  • Optimize for affordability & retention

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Photo by ERNEST TARASOV on Unsplash

Slide 15 - Conclusion & Key Insights

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