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Why GoGrid Wins Over Rackspace (RAX)
The document compares Gogrid and Rackspace, highlighting Gogrid's advantages such as superior price/performance, hybrid infrastructure, and personalized service. It emphasizes Gogrid's unique capabilities like unmetered private network throughput and 24/7 technical support. Additionally, it outlines how Gogrid meets various customer needs better than Rackspace, including flexibility in server configuration and integrated disaster recovery solutions.
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- 1. Why GoGrid Winsover Rackspace June 14, 2013
- 2. 22 Agenda Why cloudcomputing? GoGrid Key Differentiators IaaS pioneer Best price/performance Integrated cloud + dedicated infrastructure Personalized service & Support Simple, straightforward pricing Feature Comparison: GoGrid vs. Rackspace Meeting customers’ needs Advantages of hosting with GoGrid © 2013 GoGrid
- 3. 33 Typical Reasons toMove to the Cloud Scalability Cost Control Time-to-Market Price/Performance © 2013 GoGrid
- 4. 44 What Makes GoGridUnique Hybrid Infrastructure Architecture High-performance networks join virtual (cloud) and dedicated infrastructure Dedicated bare metal servers can be customized to suit or ordered through the management console in standard configurations Private network throughput (inter-server, storage) is unmetered and free Superior Price/Performance Cloud Servers provisioned on compute nodes with local drives rather than network storage Local 15K SAS drives provide persistent, reliable storage with high performance Third-party benchmarking shows our Cloud Servers have better I/O performance than our competitors’ Customer Service & Account Support 24/7/365 Technical Support via chat, web ticket system, and phone Dedicated Account Manager Solutions Architect consultations available for expansion, contraction, or other service changes © 2013 GoGrid
- 5. 5 GoGrid’s History 2002:John Keagy started ServePath Created ColoServe with extra data center space 2005: Started looking at utility computing 2006: Launched UtilityServe 2007: Launched Grid Series March 2008: launched GoGrid GoGrid’s full service (on Windows & Linux) pre-dates: Amazon – not until late 2008 Rackspace – not until late 2010 © 2013 GoGrid
- 6. 6 Feature Comparison: GoGridvs. Rackspace Compare functionality in key areas © 2013 GoGrid Feature GoGrid Cloud Server Rackspace Multiple Data Centers √ √ SAS 70 Type II Certified √ √ Standards-Based Architectures √ √ “Hybrid” Hosting √ √ Private Cloud √ Partner Ecosystem √ Private VLAN √ Dedicated IPs √ Custom Infrastructure Integration & Hosting √ Dynamic Load Balancing √ Free Technical Support √ Dedicated Connection between Data Centers (CloudLink) √* Firewall Options: Cloud Firewall Service or Managed Firewall* √* *Available for additional fee
- 7. 7 Meeting Customers’ Needs:GoGrid vs. Rackspace Compare how we meet customers’ needs © 2013 GoGrid Customer’s need Rackspace GoGrid Configure static IPs No option Configure a server with any IP address available in your pool Windows Server 2003 Doesn't offer Windows 2003 on cloud or dedicated servers Cloud OS offering: Dedicated OS offering: Network data transfer Throttles network transfer depending on cloud server size 1 GB cloud public network = 30 Mbps; private network = 60 Mbps Doesn’t throttle public or private network traffic Layer 2 VLAN versus routed private connectivity (no network hops that add latency and points of failure) Flexible dedicated servers Minimum 1-year commitment Dedicated servers are poorly integrated with cloud servers Month-to-month standard dedicated server deployments
- 8. 8 Meeting Customers’ Needs:GoGrid vs. Rackspace (cont’d) Compare how we meet customers’ needs (continued) © 2013 GoGrid Customer’s need Rackspace GoGrid Big Data No Big Data solution Dedicated server specifications tailored for Big Data and deployed in high-availability clusters according to industry best practices Affordable load balancing Available for a fee: Per load balancer =$10.95/month Every 100 connections = $10.95/month First load balancer is free $21.90/month per additional load balancer $0.015/GB surcharge for outbound traffic Geographic disaster recovery Need VPN to connect between data centers CloudLink is a dedicated, private connection between our West and East coast data centers that never passes through the public internet Completely redundant dark-fiber links; completely separate from our public Internet providers Unlimited data transfer for a fixed cost starting at $99/month CDN Cloud files can be distributed over CDN Easy-to-use management console Get detailed reporting Configure CNAMES No minimum commitment Token authentication Traffic filtering
- 9. 9 Advantages of Hostingwith GoGrid We own our IP Develop everything in-house Don’t rely on third-party software Interoperability Network services reach outside the data center o Dynamic Load Balancer can load-balance any IP o Firewall Service contains global security groups Integration with key partners: Racemi (data migration), Cloudera (Hadoop), etc. Automation Programmatic access through a RESTful API Central control through web-based management console All products are self-service and deeply integrated with GoGrid’s Cloud Platform © 2013 GoGrid
- 10. 10 More information Website:www.gogrid.com Blog: blog.gogrid.com Wiki: wiki.gogrid.com Twitter: @GoGrid Facebook: facebook.com/gogrid LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/gogrid © 2013 GoGrid
Editor's Notes
- #4 Scalability, scale up and down based on demandInfrastructure scope does not need to be “set in stone,” eliminating the risk of over- or under-buying your infrastructure footprint.Services can be deployed as demand/load increases, and brought down just as quickly. Cost ControlMetered use, utility billing model. You pay for what you use, when you use it. While infrastructure is running, the meter turns, After services are deleted, the dial stops.No capital expenditure on hardware or infrastructure required, services are operational expendituresLess risk in undertaking new projects than with traditional infrastructure provisioning, customers don’t need to procure;Data center spaceNetwork transitServers and network equipmentHuman resources: People to manage infrastructure and network, show up to replace failed hardware at 3am Time to MarketVirtual infrastructure can be spun up in minutesDedicated servers within 1 to 2 daysNo lengthy procurement cyclesServers can be configured, installed and then templatized to deploy future serversEnsures rapid deployment and repeatable successReduces the chance for human error, provides consistencySaved application stacks allow turnkey delivery of the revenue-producing servicesFull-featured API allows programmatic control of product deliveryCustomers can focus on their core products and services, not on infrastructure management and procurement Price /PerformanceHigh-performance virtual servers, dedicated servers, load balancers, firewalls, storage all joined by hardware-based switching fabric for superior latency and throughputPredictable pricing model. Many components other providers charge for, GoGrid includes for free;Access to storage (Read/Writes)API usageInbound network transfer is freeTransfer between servers is freeFirst 10GB of storage within a datacenter is freeYou’re going to spend a lot less using a quality service than either building it yourself or contracting someone to do it for you. Question: Which of these advantages is the client most interested in? Ask them to elaborate. Question: Do you have a particular project you are considering hosting in the cloud? Is there a project timeline?