AWS, Google Compute Engine or both?

November 14, 2014 Off By David

Graze from TechTarget. Author: Ofir Nachmani.

The market recognizes AWS and Google as the leaders in cloud computing. However, because of its range of cloud capabilities up the stack, AWS is currently leading the race. But that doesn’t mean it’s the right choice for your company. One way to decide is to compare both clouds on price, global reach and capacity. And even then, it may be difficult to settle on AWS, Google or both.

The price/performance debate: Industry experts and research show a balance between Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Google Compute Engine (GCE). Google’s price per hour for the same instance specifications (more or less) is lower and it provides better performance results compared to AWS…

A key difference on GCE’s price model is that the cloud provider charges by the minute, while AWS charges by the hour. But there are a few ways to cut costs with AWS, such as using Reserved Instances and spot instances for projects like research and development and non-mission-critical applications…

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