Google Compute Engine vs AWS
I've had a few people ask me what I think of Google Compute Engine vs AWS.
Areas that are particularly strong for Google Compute Engine are:
For me the pain to migrate from AWS to GCE wouldn't be worth any (theoretical) gain right now, especially given it would probably cause a few months delay to business. Google are keen to help people migrate and will extend offers I'm sure.
- automatic price discounting (sustained use discounts) when machines run for a while (you have to reserve instances with AWS)
- data querying. You pay for what you use versus AWS Redshift which charge you continuously
- Google App Engine can be connected to it and is a true PaaS. I feel AWS Elastic Beanstalk is IaaS shoehorned into PaaS.
For me the pain to migrate from AWS to GCE wouldn't be worth any (theoretical) gain right now, especially given it would probably cause a few months delay to business. Google are keen to help people migrate and will extend offers I'm sure.
So I would still use AWS right now on balance but competition from Google (and Microsoft) has to be good for the whole cloud ecosystem and it would be a harder decision for me if I was starting again.
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