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<\/p>\nIt\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a debate that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s been raging on for years, but we may finally have the answer. While doing research for our up and coming to eBook \u00e2\u20ac\u0153AWS vs Dedicated Servers: A Guide to Choosing the Best Hosting Option\u00e2\u20ac\u009d, we stumbled upon the information. Which will likely be the tipping point for those on the fence about which service to choose.<\/p>\n
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The cloud is a hosting solution which involves combining and virtualizing the resources from multiple dedicated servers to create one large pool of resources. Diving into specifics a bit more, you typically have dedicated servers assigned to computing, dedicated servers for storage, and a dedicated server (or multiple dedicated servers) for controlling the whole setup. You can see a cloud hosting setup visualized below:<\/p>\n
Arguments have <\/span>been made<\/span><\/span> both ways when it comes to reliability, and everyone’s experience is a bit different<\/span><\/span>. <\/span>Ultimately<\/span><\/span> though, they are about the same.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\u00c2\u00a0<\/span>Is one more secure?<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
\nMost public and private cloud hosts are <\/span>equally<\/span><\/span> secure too! <\/span>An argument could <\/span><\/span>be made<\/span><\/span> that private clouds better support security and privacy compliance, but that depends on your industry<\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\u00c2\u00a0<\/span>So, how are they different then?<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
\nThe biggest difference between the two setups has to do with pricing models and the cost of services.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\nPublic cloud hosting operates on a pay as you go, model. But private cloud hosting is a flat rate for an entire month and a set amount of resources. <\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\nWhat about pricing?<\/span><\/h3>\n
\u00c2\u00a0<\/span>The biggest difference in cloud hosting types is pricing. To illustrate this, let’s take a look at two hosting setups. One of our private cloud offerings and the other a comparable AWS instance. Each cloud features 64GB RAM, 16 Cores, and 2 TB storage. They also each feature 40TB of traffic. With this setup, the pricing for AWS comes out to $2,762.81\/mo while ServerPronto\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s private cloud costs a mere $899\/mo. <\/span>That\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s <\/strong><\/span>near<\/span> 3x the cost for what is ultimately<\/span> a less beneficial solution.<\/strong><\/div>\n\n\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\nThe only time you’ll save by using a public host is when you can spin up and spin down your server usage often enough. (Hint, most can’t)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\nThe stark difference in pricing has accumulated quite a few comments over the years from CEOs, and other industry leaders<\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\nSarah Bird, CEO of Moz, discussed the impact AWS had on their business saying: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Over the years, we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve spent many small fortunes at Amazon Web Services<\/span><\/span>. It was killing our margins and adding to product instability. Adding insult to injury, we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve found the service\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 lacking.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d That’s a pretty negative review!<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\nIt doesn’t end there either. Many in the industry are warning of using AWS. <\/span>Joe Pecht, Blippex, Karl Seguin, Red Hat’s CEO, Zynga, Uber, and many more have switched and\/or discussed the drawbacks of public cloud hosting<\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\nFor most, it’s a case of something that looks cheap, seems to perform well, and is convenient enough to lure them in. But after a couple of years, many end up moving away from AWS with a similar trend emerging:<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
\nPublic cloud hosting isn’t effective in the long run and makes a major impact on the bottom line.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\nIf this is true, why has AWS become such a powerhouse when it comes to hosting? Simple. For those just starting out, it’s extremely affordable and sometimes even free! But, it’s a bit o a bait and switch. The affordability is only present during the early phases of a startup when you’re spinning up and shutting down as needed. Once this phase gives way to constant usage, you’ll see a dramatic increase in costs.<\/div>\n<\/div>\nThe only time cloud hosting makes sense in the long term s if you plan to stay small in the long term. If not, you’ll want to explore different options. Depending on your size this could be private cloud hosting or a dedicated server<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/div>\nAnother major difference? Performance<\/span><\/h3>\n
\nPerformance on AWS and other public cloud hosting platforms tend to lag behind that of dedicated servers and private clouds as well<\/span><\/span>! The hardware that public cloud hosting tends to use is a few generations older than what is usually found.
\n<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\nWe do a full benchmark of an AWS instance and a dedicated server in our eBook: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153AWS vs Dedicated Servers: A Guide to Choosing the Best Hosting Option\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/span><\/span>. But, depending on the server you use to benchmark, speeds could be 4-5x faster!<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\nThe Last Big Difference: Platform Specific Language<\/span><\/h3>\n