AWS vs. Azure vs. Google

In earlier times, we used to carry hard disk and powerful processor in our computer for any hectic or delicate kind of work. But the time has changed drastically! Now servers are one click away from us and now we don’t need to carry those non-connected computers.

The more we are taking a step towards future, cloud computing keeps on tempting us with its inscrutable beckoning. As of now, we know that cloud computing refers to providing computing services namely servers, storage, computational power, databases, networking, software, analytics, etc., over the Internet.

Cloud computing has enabled companies to use and share one common infrastructure, instead of creating their own infrastructure to support the systems and applications. Now companies are creating a product without worrying about the infrastructure issue. If we look at market carefully we get the idea that companies with big set up have clearly taken the advantage of the cloud. Now Startups are also focusing more on the product or service than to create an infrastructure which is making their job easy and ridding them of extra tons of work.

The Best Cloud Services Provider in Market

After realizing the pivotal role cloud plays in every business, the next big step is to find the cloud service which best suits you. Newcomers differentiate cloud service purely on the basis of pricing, but this is not the only important feature to consider.

Presently, there are only three cloud service providers those collectively own most of the business: AWS vs. Azure vs. Google. These are fighting a fierce battle to be at the top in the cloud market. To understand the difference between these three, we have to evaluate these with some parameters which will give the proper insight into this.

Compute

Compute is the processing power given by the cloud service providers, and it’s directly proportional to the pricing.

AWS provides Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) which manages all the processing service. It provides virtual machines for which settings can be configured by the client or it comes with pre-configuration.  

Google Compute Engine exactly provides the same thing.

Microsoft Azure provides various virtual machines and virtual machine scale set; the pricing for which is more flexible as compared to other two.

Storage

AWS provides storage that is temporary. Whenever an instance is created some space is allocated to that instance and when the instance is terminated, the allocated space is taken back. AWS provides storage facility similar to the hard disks, which can be attached or detached to any instance in the time of need.

Microsoft Azure uses the temporary storage and Page Blobs for Virtual Machines based on volumes. Azure comes with two storage types Hot, and Cool, based on their pricing.

Google Cloud Services also provide temporary storage as well as persistent storage disks. Google Cloud Services serve the purpose of object storage which includes DRA (Durable Reduced Availability), GRS (Geographically Redundant Storage), and LRS (Locally Redundant Storage),.

Databases

AWS works very well with a relational database as well as NoSQL databases. AWS also supports Big Data. It also provides integration with the analytical tool like Hadoop, Spark, and MapReduce.

Microsoft Azure also supports a number database technology like- relational, NoSQL database, and Big Data. Azure also provides an analytical tool called Cortana Intelligence which comes with Hadoop, Spark, and HBase.

Google Cloud Services support relational database through Google Cloud SQL while it supports NoSQL with the help of Cloud Data Store. Analytics tool and Big Data is backed by the Cloud Dataproc, Hadoop, and Spark.

Networking

AWS and Microsoft Azure allow users to group Virtual Machines into an isolated network in the cloud. AWS and Azure allow users to create network topology, subnet, route tables, private IP address, and network gateways.

Google Virtual Private Cloud allows users to create an isolated network, which defines the address range and gateway address for all instances connected to it.

Documentation

If you are choosing a cloud service, documentation plays an important role in that process. AWS provides the best documentation between the three, then comes Azure and Google. AWS documentation is built by the contribution of multiple people through the time.

This comparison of different cloud service providers only gives the look for those who are just starting with the cloud. For the in-depth analysis and expertise, the advanced study is required for the comparison. You will have to hire a cloud expert if you are stuck and not able to choose between these three!