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Thoran,
As Richard mentioned in the above post, it is an excellent starting point. You wrote in this article that many providers display comparison charts but are biased to reflect well on themselves, and I agree. I am actually an analyst at Cloud Spectator, and we do what you just did in this blog every month. If you'd like to take a look at our methodology, here's a link: http://www.cloudspectator.com/z_downloads/documents/methodology.pdf
Other than that, I hope we can keep in touch and collaborate in future efforts. I can send you a spreadsheet of our results for the upcoming month as soon as the data is collected.
As Richard mentioned in the above post, it is an excellent starting point. You wrote in this article that many providers display comparison charts but are biased to reflect well on themselves, and I agree. I am actually an analyst at Cloud Spectator, and we do what you just did in this blog every month. If you'd like to take a look at our methodology, here's a link: http://www.cloudspectator.com/z_downloads/documents/methodology.pdf
Other than that, I hope we can keep in touch and collaborate in future efforts. I can send you a spreadsheet of our results for the upcoming month as soon as the data is collected.
Kenny,
First of all, sorry for taking so long to reply. I only now got around to looking at the link on your comment. The methodology you guys are using seems pretty good. I think you actually dug deeper into some aspects than I did (especially on security issues such as firewalls, etc).
Have you guys though about building a dynamic matrix where users can define the attributes they value most? Some users may be willing to forego security for a smaller price, and a simple point comparison may not take that into account....
Other than that, I'd love to stay in touch. You can find my twitter account and e-mail address above, and can contact me in any one of those.
First of all, sorry for taking so long to reply. I only now got around to looking at the link on your comment. The methodology you guys are using seems pretty good. I think you actually dug deeper into some aspects than I did (especially on security issues such as firewalls, etc).
Have you guys though about building a dynamic matrix where users can define the attributes they value most? Some users may be willing to forego security for a smaller price, and a simple point comparison may not take that into account....
Other than that, I'd love to stay in touch. You can find my twitter account and e-mail address above, and can contact me in any one of those.
Dear Thoran,
A good overview of some of the cloud compute suppliers, but where are major IT companies like AT&T with Cloud Architect and IBM with SmartCloud Enterprise and the upcoming SmartCloud Enterprise+?
Regards,
Edwin.
A good overview of some of the cloud compute suppliers, but where are major IT companies like AT&T with Cloud Architect and IBM with SmartCloud Enterprise and the upcoming SmartCloud Enterprise+?
Regards,
Edwin.
Edwin,
At the time I wrote the post, I couldn't find the information I needed to include IBM in the comparison. As I mentioned, I tried to build a matrix based on the simples information possible: only what was publicly listed on the website. I also removed some other prominent cloud companies, such as Joyent, for the same reasons.
This is a matter of taste: I prefer companies that put their pricing on the web for everyone to see and compare. If you download the full spreadsheet, however, you can include any other company and compare them with the ones I've already filled out.
Regards,
Thoran
At the time I wrote the post, I couldn't find the information I needed to include IBM in the comparison. As I mentioned, I tried to build a matrix based on the simples information possible: only what was publicly listed on the website. I also removed some other prominent cloud companies, such as Joyent, for the same reasons.
This is a matter of taste: I prefer companies that put their pricing on the web for everyone to see and compare. If you download the full spreadsheet, however, you can include any other company and compare them with the ones I've already filled out.
Regards,
Thoran
I wonder how you obtained the values and assume they are simply "list." What could they look like after final negotiations? (Obviously SLA 0f 100% not possible, but what other factors might change to close some gaps?) Thanks for providing this view!
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Hi Thoran, great job on the research and costing.
How would you like to go a bit farther and do a head-to-head comparison FedRAMP-compliant set of datacenters with a slightly larger use case? Think a scalable Web app with a couple front end IIS servers, an app server, gateway, load balancer, port switch, and so on? (all virtualized appliances)
As a reference, last time I checked DISA DECC was charging $450/month for a 2GB / 1CPU server (can't remember if Linux / Windows or if same price for either).
I'm thinking if I can get time I'd love to get such a comparison going - there would be a ton of interest in the results.
How would you like to go a bit farther and do a head-to-head comparison FedRAMP-compliant set of datacenters with a slightly larger use case? Think a scalable Web app with a couple front end IIS servers, an app server, gateway, load balancer, port switch, and so on? (all virtualized appliances)
As a reference, last time I checked DISA DECC was charging $450/month for a 2GB / 1CPU server (can't remember if Linux / Windows or if same price for either).
I'm thinking if I can get time I'd love to get such a comparison going - there would be a ton of interest in the results.
Good comparison and info Thoran. I like your article, but your information on SoftLayer is a little off. Their support should be rated as Extensive by your criteria as should their scale up capability. Been using them for about 5 years now. They offer full-time support through phone, chat, and ticket which is included with every offering. You can also add more RAM, CPU, or storage resources to your cloud servers.
Thanks for the info. The comparison is a bit dated now (prices and other info has changed). I made the comparison based on information available on their website and datasheets; one thing I've noticed is that most providers have improved both the amount and the accessibility of information on their pages, making things a lot easier for new customers.
Well Comparison seems good. actually Architecture and technology being used is very important factor. Yes cost does matters but for enterprise service delivery is more important factor. www.cubexsweatherly.com
Well I must say that the comparison is very good and the factors that were used in the comparison are imperative and yes if someone wants to compare IaaS providers or you can say Cloud hosting providers then one should consider those factors to evaluate which one is better according to their needs. According to what my understanding is, SLAs, pricing plans, monitoring, and outbound data transfer fee are the much considerable factors.
The research says that AWS, Rackspace are among the paramount names of the industry and very rightly said, because they are the best! I have discovered a resource where I have got a huge number of cloud hosting companies including the big guns. They are being categorized with respect to price, free trial, etc. etc.???
Source: http://www.cloudreviews.com/blog/best-cloud-hosting-providers
The research says that AWS, Rackspace are among the paramount names of the industry and very rightly said, because they are the best! I have discovered a resource where I have got a huge number of cloud hosting companies including the big guns. They are being categorized with respect to price, free trial, etc. etc.???
Source: http://www.cloudreviews.com/blog/best-cloud-hosting-providers
This is a great article! I think there are other important parameters that are needed. I would add a column with the number of outages, size of customer base, size of ISVs and echosystem, number of services. These type of parameters is where you can see big differences between the different IaaS providers.
The article is a great start for persons evaluating IaaS providers. After evaluating high-level costs, a support services, you must evaluate each provider's willingness and ability to meet the performance requirements of your applications. As a simple example, ask the providers how many IOPs they can guarantee per VM. Intesive storage applications, i.e. DB servers, may require a higher level of throughput than the provider can offer at their base cost.
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