HOSTING FOR YOUR STARTUP, SIDE
PROJECT, OR BIG DOLLAR APP
MY JOURNEY ACROSS HOSTING
PROVIDERS AS A CONSUMER AND IN
SALES
Keith Resar
@KeithResar
@KeithResar
Keith Resar: Bio
Wear many hats
@KeithResar Keith.Resar@RedHat.com
Coder
Open Source Contributor and Advocate
Infrastructure Architect
BUILD VS. BUY
Always comes down to trading money for time
(this will be a common theme today)
●Your Technical Capability
●Vendor Portability
●The Eventual Corner Cases
@KeithResar
IAAS VS. PAAS
The ultimate build vs. buy
@KeithResar
USE CASES FOR OUR SESSION
myblog.com
Low resource consumption
Dozens of posts,
Dozens of readers
@KeithResar
USE CASES FOR OUR SESSION
appointment.one
SaaS app
Web and API Front-end
Variable traffic
Large real-time data backend
Cyclic batch workload
Revenue impacting outages
@KeithResar
USE CASES FOR OUR SESSION
email-format.com
Large data app
Web and API Front-end
Variable traffic
Large real-time data backend
Cyclic batch workload
Revenue impacting outages
@KeithResar
IAAS
WHAT COMES WITH IAAS
@KeithResar
VENDOR SELECTION CRITERIA
@KeithResar
BIG PUBLIC CLOUD
LITTLE PUBLIC CLOUD (VPS)
PHYSICAL HOSTING
IAAS VENDOR ANALYSIS
@KeithResar
Cloud VPS Server
Core Services
Compute, Storage, IO, Network
Metered Fixed Fixed
Higher Order Services
Data, LTM/GTM,
Metered Some No
Integrations
Marketplace, API Support
Deep Some No
IAAS USE CASE ANALYSIS
VPS - $5/mo
Cloud - $15
@KeithResar
VPS - $25
Cloud - $50
VPS - $80
Cloud - $500
Server - $100
The Blog SaaS App High-Traffic Site
PAAS
WHAT COMES WITH PAAS
@KeithResar
VENDOR SELECTION CRITERIA
@KeithResar
BIG PUBLIC CLOUD
DEDICATED
PAAS USE CASE ANALYSIS
Free Tier Eligible
@KeithResar
Hosted - $100
Private - $100
Hosted - $500
+Externalized processing
The Blog SaaS App High-Traffic Site
@KeithResar
@KeithResar
THANKS!

Hosting For Your Startup, Side Project, or Big Dollar App - Minnebar 12

  • 1.
    HOSTING FOR YOURSTARTUP, SIDE PROJECT, OR BIG DOLLAR APP MY JOURNEY ACROSS HOSTING PROVIDERS AS A CONSUMER AND IN SALES Keith Resar @KeithResar
  • 2.
    @KeithResar Keith Resar: Bio Wearmany hats @KeithResar Keith.Resar@RedHat.com Coder Open Source Contributor and Advocate Infrastructure Architect
  • 3.
    BUILD VS. BUY Alwayscomes down to trading money for time (this will be a common theme today) ●Your Technical Capability ●Vendor Portability ●The Eventual Corner Cases @KeithResar
  • 4.
    IAAS VS. PAAS Theultimate build vs. buy @KeithResar
  • 5.
    USE CASES FOROUR SESSION myblog.com Low resource consumption Dozens of posts, Dozens of readers @KeithResar
  • 6.
    USE CASES FOROUR SESSION appointment.one SaaS app Web and API Front-end Variable traffic Large real-time data backend Cyclic batch workload Revenue impacting outages @KeithResar
  • 7.
    USE CASES FOROUR SESSION email-format.com Large data app Web and API Front-end Variable traffic Large real-time data backend Cyclic batch workload Revenue impacting outages @KeithResar
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    WHAT COMES WITHIAAS @KeithResar
  • 10.
    VENDOR SELECTION CRITERIA @KeithResar BIGPUBLIC CLOUD LITTLE PUBLIC CLOUD (VPS) PHYSICAL HOSTING
  • 11.
    IAAS VENDOR ANALYSIS @KeithResar CloudVPS Server Core Services Compute, Storage, IO, Network Metered Fixed Fixed Higher Order Services Data, LTM/GTM, Metered Some No Integrations Marketplace, API Support Deep Some No
  • 12.
    IAAS USE CASEANALYSIS VPS - $5/mo Cloud - $15 @KeithResar VPS - $25 Cloud - $50 VPS - $80 Cloud - $500 Server - $100 The Blog SaaS App High-Traffic Site
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  • 14.
    WHAT COMES WITHPAAS @KeithResar
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    PAAS USE CASEANALYSIS Free Tier Eligible @KeithResar Hosted - $100 Private - $100 Hosted - $500 +Externalized processing The Blog SaaS App High-Traffic Site
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Editor's Notes

  • #10 A second look Blow out boxes and show the real list Servers Storage Networking - private and public Snapshots Backups Ddos mitigation LTM Data services GTM
  • #11 Who plays in this space? Like - everyone. We’ll be winnowing this down quite a bit to a couple of big-name players and a few niche players that interest me Vendor selection criteria - popularity, accessibility for our use cases
  • #15 A second look Blow out boxes and show the real list Servers Storage Networking - private and public Snapshots Backups Ddos mitigation LTM Data services GTM
  • #16 Who plays in this space? Like - everyone. We’ll be winnowing this down quite a bit to a couple of big-name players and a few niche players that interest me Vendor selection criteria - popularity, accessibility for our use cases