Which is less expensive?

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1. Which is less expensive - AWS or self hosted cloud? 1
2. Optimizing the cloud cost structure 2 ¨  Due diligence is needed for your specific situation Will IAAS really be the most economical option? That colo sales person makes colo sound cheaper than AWS Wont it be cheaper to just use our existing on-site infrastructure?
3. AWS Economics Center 3 ¨  Gives a good overview, a user guide and, a cost model spreadsheet that compares ¤  AWS ¤  Co-location ¤  On-site ¨  That cost model is useful BUT…. ¨  Make sure to examine & reassess the underlying assumptions. ¨  Help make a decision based on bottom line numbers http://aws.amazon.com/economics
4. AWS Claim: Does it actually hold good? 4
5. AWS Claimed Benefits Are these really true in your specific case? 5 ¨  Reduce costs and improve cash flow ¤  avoid capital expense of owning servers or operating data centers ¤  add or remove resources as needed based ¤  Pay for those resources you actually use ¨  Minimize your financial and business risks ¤  Simplify capacity planning ¤  Use AWS without contracts ¨  Maximize your revenue opportunities ¤  Spend time and resources to activities that differentiate your business instead of focusing on IT infrastructure “heavy lifting.” ¤  Provision IT resources on-demand within minutes in days instead of weeks/months.
6. AWS EC2 Cost Calculator 6 ¨  AWS/Colo/On-site Cost Comparison/Calculator ¨  Use this as a starting point ¨  Modify the default assumptions to suit your reality