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GCP has a few features that set it apart from other cloud providers. GKE is head and shoulders above the other offerings from AWS and Azure. GCP can be a fair

GCP has a few features that set it apart from other cloud providers. GKE is head and shoulders above the other offerings from AWS and Azure. GCP can be a fair bit cheaper than AWS and Azure for certain workloads. Raw compute/memory is about the same. Storage can make a big difference. GCP persistent SSD costs a bit more than AWS GP2 with much better performance and way cheaper than IO2. Local SSD is also way, way cheaper than I2 instances. Most folks deploying distributed data stores that need guaranteed performance are using local disk, so this can be a really big deal.

scarface74 8y ago
I have a more detailed post above, but if you are large enough, you’re not paying the listed price for AWS. But even if you are, prices change all of the time. From a completely selfish standpoint, is the price difference worth the cost to bet your reputation on if you are the one that made the final decision? Even if statistically the same could happen with AWS, no one would blame you for choosing AWS. However, I could see doing a multicloud solution where I took advantage of the price difference for one project.
- user5994461 8y ago
  To be fair, prices are stable across the providers and Google cloud is very competitive. It's not like 5 years ago when everyone was ramping up their offerings with a yearly price drop and a new generation.
- halbritt 8y ago
  Discounts included, my previous statements about cost still stand. That said, I don't think the cost differences should incentivize anyone to move unless they're operating at a scale that would make a substantial difference. Disk IO in AWS can be prohibitively expensive, for example. Any business that relied heavily on that would benefit by looking at local SSD on GCP. There are lots of little things to like about GCP that are superior to AWS. Network IO, some of the bigdata products. Not having to deal with IAM. In the end it would be some combination of those things that should drive the decision. Basic enterprise IT shops moving to "cloud" should choose AWS 90% of the time. Anyone starting from scratch on kubernetes or considering shifting all of their infrastructure to it should absolutely choose GKE. Anyone currently in EKS or AKS should sign up for GCP today and evaluate the differences to see what they're missing.

scarface74 8y ago

I have a more detailed post above, but if you are large enough, you’re not paying the listed price for AWS. But even if you are, prices change all of the time. From a completely selfish standpoint, is the price difference worth the cost to bet your reputation on if you are the one that made the final decision? Even if statistically the same could happen with AWS, no one would blame you for choosing AWS. However, I could see doing a multicloud solution where I took advantage of the price difference for one project.

user5994461 8y ago
To be fair, prices are stable across the providers and Google cloud is very competitive. It's not like 5 years ago when everyone was ramping up their offerings with a yearly price drop and a new generation.
halbritt 8y ago
Discounts included, my previous statements about cost still stand. That said, I don't think the cost differences should incentivize anyone to move unless they're operating at a scale that would make a substantial difference. Disk IO in AWS can be prohibitively expensive, for example. Any business that relied heavily on that would benefit by looking at local SSD on GCP. There are lots of little things to like about GCP that are superior to AWS. Network IO, some of the bigdata products. Not having to deal with IAM. In the end it would be some combination of those things that should drive the decision. Basic enterprise IT shops moving to "cloud" should choose AWS 90% of the time. Anyone starting from scratch on kubernetes or considering shifting all of their infrastructure to it should absolutely choose GKE. Anyone currently in EKS or AKS should sign up for GCP today and evaluate the differences to see what they're missing.