The Secret World of IaaS Pricing

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WELCOME

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• Welcome to the ProfitBricks 30 Minute Webinar!

• Today’s Program:• “The Secret World of IaaS Pricing”

• Why Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) pricing is confusing• Breaking down the impact of temporary storage, tiered vs configurable

instances, and performance• How hidden costs like support and IOPS can surprise you on your bill

Pete JohnsonCloud Platform Evangelist

ProfitBricks@nerdguru

Kenny LiCo-Founder & CEO

Cloud Spectator@KennyMuLi

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• Founded in 2010, 125 Employees (July– 2013)

• Global Cloud Computing Service – IaaS (Infrastructure

as a Service) – operations in Berlin, Germany and

Boston, MA,

• No legacy infrastructure, hardware or provisioning

systems

• Focus on delivering pure IaaS services with market

leading price/performance ratios

• Strong roadmap with additional DC’s and Innovative

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• Founded in 2011, 10 employees• Performance and Pricing analytics across the IaaS industry• Fully automated benchmarking suite to capture performance capabilities and

fluctuation throughout time across public IaaS providers• Working to establish a standard in IaaS performance in the industry.

About Cloud Spectator

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IAAS PRICING IN GENERAL

What do you think about IaaS pricing?

Is pricing straightforward or is it confusing?

NON-OBVIOUS STORAGE DIFFERENCES

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What’s the difference between types of storage you get with IaaS compute

offerings?

COMPARING APPLES TO ORANGES

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COMPARING APPLES TO APPLES

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TIERED VS CONFIGURABLE SIZES

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How do tiered vs configurable sizes impact customer cost?

FINANCIAL IMPACT OF CONFIGURABLE VS TIERED INSTANCES

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PERFORMANCE

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Does performance matter?

PERFORMANCE = $

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Why buy 4 CPUs when you can get

similar performance out of 1 CPU?

OTHER COST FACTORS

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What about other costs like 24/7 telephone support & IOPS?

Are those standard across providers?

SUMMARY

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• IaaS pricing is confusing, be careful what you are comparing with different vendors

• Be aware of:• Temporary storage vs redundant block storage

• Tiered vs configurable instance sizes

• Performance differences = $

• Potentially hidden costs like phone support and IOPS

THANK YOU + QUESTIONS

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• Thanks for attending!

Pete JohnsonCloud Platform Evangelist

ProfitBricks@nerdguru

Kenny LiCo-Founder & CEO

Cloud Spectator@KennyMuLi

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Secret World of Cloud Computing IaaS Pricing