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I am curious if there are any IOPS comparisons between DigitalOcean and real hardware (spinning disks)? Currently we run our Postgres instances on EC2, but are

by rpedela 13y ago

I am curious if there are any IOPS comparisons between DigitalOcean and real hardware (spinning disks)? Currently we run our Postgres instances on EC2, but are looking to move to get better IOPS. The question is: SSD-based VMs or real hardware? Cost is also a factor which is why DigitalOcean is a contender.

masonhensley 13y ago
Check these out: http://stevenyue.com/2013/04/15/linode-vs-digital-ocean-performance-benchmarks/ http://stevenyue.com/2013/04/15/linode-vs-digital-ocean-perf... http://bigjocker.com/wordpress/?p=121 http://bigjocker.com/wordpress/?p=121
- rpedela 13y ago
  Thanks but those are not what I am looking for. Linode and AWS run on VMs just like DO. The question is not SSD VM vs disk VM. It is SSD VM vs disk non-VM (real hardware).
STRiDEX 13y ago
iops are available on serverbear http://serverbear.com/9806/digitalocean http://serverbear.com/9806/digitalocean
- rpedela 13y ago
  Thanks. This helps!
raiyu 13y ago
Depending on the size of your existing DB and the workload getting a larger sized VM - 16+GB you should see significant performance improvement. Because it's hourly you can spin up and test and if it doesn't suit your needs will be a minimal charge. We also made a promo code : NEWSYC10 - so you can get a $10 credit to test with before incurring any charges.