1. The Secret World of IaaS Pricing
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2. WELCOME
Cloud Computing 2.02
• 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 Johnson
Cloud Platform Evangelist
ProfitBricks
@nerdguru
Kenny Li
Co-Founder & CEO
Cloud Spectator
@KennyMuLi

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Cloud Computing 2.04
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5. • 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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7. Cloud Computing 2.07
IAAS PRICING IN GENERAL
What do you think about IaaS pricing?
Is pricing straightforward or is it confusing?

8. NON-OBVIOUS STORAGE DIFFERENCES
Cloud Computing 2.08
What’s the difference between types of
storage you get with IaaS compute
offerings?

9. COMPARING APPLES TO ORANGES
Cloud Computing 2.09

10. COMPARING APPLES TO APPLES
Cloud Computing 2.010

11. TIERED VS CONFIGURABLE SIZES
Cloud Computing 2.011
How do tiered vs configurable sizes impact
customer cost?

12. FINANCIAL IMPACT OF CONFIGURABLE
VS TIERED INSTANCES
Cloud Computing 2.012
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m1.medium
m1.large
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Cores
RAM
AWS Tiered Sizes
ProfitBricks Cores & RAM
Configurable GUI Sliders

13. PERFORMANCE
Cloud Computing 2.013
Does performance matter?

14. PERFORMANCE = $
Cloud Computing 2.014
Why buy 4 CPUs
when you can get
similar performance
out of 1 CPU?

15. OTHER COST FACTORS
Cloud Computing 2.015
What about other costs like 24/7 telephone
support & IOPS?
Are those standard across providers?

16. SUMMARY
Cloud Computing 2.016
• 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

17. THANK YOU + QUESTIONS
Cloud Computing 2.017
• Thanks for attending!
Pete Johnson
Cloud Platform Evangelist
ProfitBricks
@nerdguru
Kenny Li
Co-Founder & CEO
Cloud Spectator
@KennyMuLi
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Secret World of Cloud Computing
IaaS Pricing