Deciding between a public cloud and your own infrastructure impacts costs and reliability. Our Cloud Cost Calculator and IaaS Pricing Report enable you to compare options and choose the most cost-effective cloud solution.
This Cloud Cost Calculator allows you to compare the total costs associated with running workloads on different hyperscalers against on-premises workloads using Apache CloudStack. With the calculator, you can see the TCO for running your own infrastructure for 36 months and compare it against using instances/virtual machines from AWS, Azure or GCP. Operating an on-premises Apache CloudStack infrastructure involves expenses for datacenter facilities, software, hardware, licensing, and support. The calculator is built in Microsoft Excel and is customisable for your needs.
In this report, we compare the prices of major hyperscalers to Apache CloudStack. This analysis outlines mid-scale cloud deployment costs, aiding decision-makers in comparing public and on-premises solutions, considering long-term commitments and total cost of ownership. Further, we compare the TCO for а hypothetical use case with the same workloads on Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), and Apache CloudStack. Understanding each cloud pricing structure's nuances can reveal hidden cost-saving opportunities.
In the Cloud Pricing report, ShapeBlue analyses a hypothetical scenario of a mid-sized entertainment company that needs to host its video streaming system. The criteria for the video streaming platform are to be robust, scalable, and efficient and to be able to handle large volumes of data, ensuring seamless content delivery. The platform should be able to handle peak loads, minimize downtime, and optimise data handling for real-time streaming and analytical insights.
We compare the cloud infrastructure costs of running the workloads with the three major hyperscalers AWS, Azure, or GCP and the cloud TCO of operating in-house infrastructure orchestrated by Apache CloudStack.
Managing your own infrastructure offers complete control and customisation, allowing organisations to tailor solutions precisely to their needs and leverage a diverse range of technologies and vendors. This autonomy often leads to significant cost savings as operations scale, making it a compelling alternative to relying solely on hyperscalers.
ShapeBlue is the largest independent integrator of Apache CloudStack technologies globally and are specialist in designing and implementing IaaS cloud infrastructures for both private and public cloud implementations.
Our services include consulting about your CloudStack migration, migration design and support, CloudStack design and deployment, CloudStack Consulting and CloudStack software engineering.
Managing your own infrastructure offers complete control and customisation, allowing organisations to tailor solutions precisely to their needs and leverage a diverse range of technologies and vendors. This autonomy often leads to significant cost savings as operations scale, making it a compelling alternative to relying solely on hyperscalers.
ShapeBlue is the largest independent integrator of Apache CloudStack technologies globally and are specialist in designing and implementing IaaS cloud infrastructures for both private and public cloud implementations.
Our services include consulting about your CloudStack migration, migration design and support, CloudStack design and deployment, CloudStack Consulting and CloudStack software engineering.
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