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We performed a comparison between Google Compute Engine and IBM SmartCloud Application Services [EOL] based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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  • "It's $60,000 to $70,000 a month to replace about $10,000 a month in data center costs."
  • "Google Compute Engine is not the least expensive solution. Microsoft Azure, and Microsoft One, are offering a less expensive solution. The price is based on usage. Whenever we use it, we have to pay for only usage. It is a pay-as-you-go model."
  • "Google Compute Engine's pricing is flexible and the best of all other alternatives."
  • "In terms of improvement, one is definitely the licensing piece. So there is a feature, the BYOL (Bring Your Own License) licensing piece, to bring your own license. It is not that straightforward. It requires some support from Google to get it sorted, access those licenses, and configure those licenses."
  • "I rate GCE's pricing a five out of ten since it's affordable."
  • "Google is providing money for learning Google Compute Engine. They offer a $300 free trial to new customers. Any beginner can easily get started."
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    Top Answer:Everything is simple and useful. The initial setup is not challenging.
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    Overview

    Google Compute Engine delivers virtual machines running in Google's innovative data centers and worldwide fiber network. Compute Engine's tooling and workflow support enable scaling from single instances to global, load-balanced cloud computing.

    Compute Engine's VMs boot quickly, come with persistent disk storage, and deliver consistent performance. Our virtual servers are available in many configurations including predefined sizes or the option to create Custom Machine Types optimized for your specific needs. Flexible pricing and automatic sustained use discounts make Compute Engine the leader in price/performance.

    IBM SmartCloud Application Services is IBM's platform-as-a-service offering for the public cloud. It delivers a collaborative, cloud-based environment that supports the full lifecycle of accelerated application development, deployment, and delivery. IBM SmartCloud Application Services provides an enterprise-class infrastructure, enhanced security, and pay-as-you-go services. Clients can use IBM SmartCloud Application Services to sense and quickly respond to market demands, capture new markets, and reduce application delivery and management costs.
    Sample Customers
    Allthecooks, BetterCloud, Bluecore, Cosentry, Evite, Ezakus, HTC, Infectious Media, iStreamPlanet, Mendelics, SageMathCloud, Sedex, Treeptik, Wibigoo, Wix, zulily, Zync
    Unisys, NTT Data Inc., Cognizant Technology, SLTN, North Rhine-Westphalia Ministry of Justice
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    Financial Services Firm16%
    University16%
    Computer Software Company13%
    Manufacturing Company8%
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    Small Business31%
    Midsize Enterprise23%
    Large Enterprise46%
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    Small Business15%
    Midsize Enterprise7%
    Large Enterprise79%
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    Google Compute Engine is ranked 11th in Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS) with 13 reviews while IBM SmartCloud Application Services [EOL] doesn't meet the minimum requirements to be ranked in Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS). Google Compute Engine is rated 8.8, while IBM SmartCloud Application Services [EOL] is rated 0.0. The top reviewer of Google Compute Engine writes "A cost-effective and quite an elastic solution ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of IBM SmartCloud Application Services [EOL] writes " IBM SmartCloud Application Services: PaaS in many shapes and formats ". Google Compute Engine is most compared with Google App Engine, Microsoft Azure, Amazon AWS, IBM Public Cloud and SAP Cloud Platform, whereas IBM SmartCloud Application Services [EOL] is most compared with .

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