[IaaS Comparison] AWS vs. GCP | Features and Use Cases of Each Cloud Service

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Google Cloud (GCP), provided by Google, has been gaining attention since around 2015. In this article, we will compare it with Amazon Web Services (AWS), another overseas IaaS service, and discuss its features

Amazon Web Services

• The service has been in operation since its launch in 2006
• It has a wide range of functions other than server services, and new features are released quickly
• The RDB function supports MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle Database, and SQL Server. Multi-zone deployment is also possible
• Has HA functionality (EC2 Auto Recovery)
• It has a comprehensive API, making it easy to automate operational management
• There are many users and the community is very active, so a lot of information and know-how is available

*Prices are reduced periodically.
*SLA (Service Level Agreement) is not per server.
*Prices are in US dollars and are subject to exchange rates.

Google Cloud

• Load balancers can be operated across regions (e.g., US and Asia Pacific)
• The server starts up quickly and has stable performance
• It has HA and live migration features
• Has RDB functionality (MySQL only)
• There is a service called "BigQuery" that allows high-speed search of large amounts of data
• You can log in to the GCP console using your Google account
• An emulator is included as standard. (Other emulators such as "TeraTerm" can also be used.)

* There are no data centers in Japan. There are in Asia Pacific (Taiwan, Singapore).
* There is little information in Japanese.
* Prices are in US dollars, so are affected by exchange rates.

*Added 2017/01/17: The Tokyo region has already been released in Japan

■ Summary

It is difficult to say which IaaS is best, but
personally I think it is best to choose an IaaS based on the following purposes:

Also, personally,

[Cases where adopting AWS is a good idea]

• Commercial license support required (Windows Server, SQL Server, Oracle Database, etc.)
• I want to customize the server in detail
• Extensive Japanese documentation support
• Using a server with a constant load for a long period of time, etc

[Cases where GCP is a good choice]

• I would like to link my account with services I already use, such as Google Apps, using the API
• Peak server loads are highly likely to fluctuate
• It can handle sudden increases in access without setting up a pre-warning in advance
• I want to use BigQuery, which allows me to execute high-speed queries at a low cost

I think so

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