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Amazon EC2 Cloud Instances Cost ComparisonsThis page analyzes the work of performance testers in cloud computing platforms. This is one in a series on Clouds and Windows servers: | Topics: |
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The TCO Bottom-Line ComparisonHow does the total cost of operating (TCO) servers at Amazon compare with its competitors? The factors to TCO. |
Amazon's Competition in the Cloud
The other clouds which compete with Amazon include:
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Amazon's Public Windows AMIsHere is a comparison of Amazon EC2 AMIs (Application Machine Images):
"Authentication" means a RADIUS server for single-sign-on (SSO).
Enterprise Edition 2003 supports up to 32 GB of RAM.
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Amazon EC2 Instance Sizes
Below is a consolidated view of information from several of Amazon's web pages on Amazon Instance Types.
1 compute unit is the "CPU capacity of a 1.0-1.2 GHz 2007 Opteron or 2007 Xeon processor, the equivalent to an early-2006 1.7 GHz Xeon processor." The "Res." columns lists the annual payment to reserve Linux instance capacity at the discounted hourly rate.
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MapReduce / Hadoop Batch ProcessingWindows images are more expense than Linux images because of Microsoft licensing fees. Linux batch MapReduce (Hadoop) instances are even cheaper than dynamic Linux instances listed. Amazon also provides a further price reductions for reserved instances obtained with a monthly fee. |
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