PART A: Comparative pricing analysis between Azure and AWS (10 Points)
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-ca/pricing/calculator/
Look for the pricing calculator/estimator for Microsoft Azure and Amazon AWS and create a comparative pricing analysis between Azure and AWS for the following requirements for a business. Any specification not mentioned below, take the default value.
The Location/Region of the resources should be near West cost of US e.g., West US/California
The exact same feature might not be available in both platforms- In that case use a configuration as close as possible.
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Serial |
Description |
# of Items |
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1. |
Virtual machine: Each with 4 vCPU, 16 GB Memory; 32GB Temporary storage, Windows Operating System and 32GB Standard managed OS Disk. One year Reserved Term. |
2 |
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2. |
Virtual machine: Each with 2 vCPU; 8 GB RAM; 50GB Temporary storage, Ubuntu Operating System and 32GB Standard managed OS Disk. One year Reserved Term. |
2 |
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3. |
General Purpose Single SQL Database (2 vCPU; 8 GB RAM), 1 year reserved, 32 GB Storage |
1 |
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4. |
Standard Load Balancer with 5 Forwarding rules and 1,000 GB of network Data |
1 |
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5. |
Cloud DNS (1 zone) for 5 million queries |
1 |
- Show your selection detail and Estimate details by taking screenshots of the calculator/estimator.
- Compare total pricing between the two service providers when the service is needed for one year. Which service provider should be selected based on pricing comparison? Show screenshots supporting your conclusions.
- Also, plan for a three year term service and compare the total costs between the two service providers. Did the selection of the service provider changed when the service term is 3 years instead of 1 year? Show screenshots supporting your conclusions
What differences in pricing do you observe when you chose the region in Canada instead of West US? Show screenshots supporting your conclusions
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