On Jun 26, 6:13 pm, "Raymond C." <[email protected]> wrote: > Given Google has full control on how the platform behaves (so on how our apps > behave) and added so many limitations, I expect GAE to be cheaper than IAAS > like AWS.
I see this very differently. With GAE, Google has become my sysadmin; with AWS I need to be (or employ) a sysadmin. So I'm comfortable paying more for GAE. And another point - when comparing GAE and AWS, don't forget scaling and redundancy. So you're not talking about a single AWS instance - you need at least two, preferably in different regions, and elastic load balancing. I once ran an app on a linux box, and when time came to scale, it was VERY involved. If you're a sysadmin at heart, you'll probably be happier on AWS where you can tinker with iptables and ntpd. But if you are a developer, GAE is a very good deal in my opinion. Cheers Greg Fawcett. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google App Engine" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-appengine?hl=en.
