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What are my cheapest options for VMs on AWS, Azure and GCP?

AWS t2.nano or t3.nano (1 vCPU, 0.5 MB RAM) – $27/year Important Consideration t2 and t3 unlimited – https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/burstable-performance-instances-unlimited-mode.html Azure B1s (1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM) – $71/year – cheapest Reserved VM B1s (1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM) – $9.67/month A0 Basic (1 vCPU, 0.75 GB RAM) – $13.39/month A0 Standard (1 vCPU, 0.75 GB RAM) – $14.88/month Important Considerations Custom domains is supported on the D1 (shared) App Service plan but NOT for the F1 (free) App Service plans – https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/app-service/windows/ F1 (Shared) App Service plan Allows for 60 CPU min/day Custom domains – No SSL – No Cost – free D1 (Shared) App Service plan Allows for 240 CPU min/day Custom domains – Yes SSL – No Cost – $9.67/month B1 App Service Plan 100 Azure Credit Units (ACUs) + 1.75 GB RAM Custom domains – Yes SSL – Yes Manual scale – up to 3 instances Cost – $55.80/month GCP f1-micro (shared 0.2 vCPU, 0.6 GB RAM) – $3.88/month ($46.60/yr) – free for first 12 months g1-small (shared 0.5 vCPU, 1.7 GB memory) – $13.80/month ($165.56/yr) n1-standard-1 (1 vCPU, 3.75 GB RAM) – cheapest 1 yr Committed Use = $21.84 per month ($262.08/yr) Important Consideration f1-micro and g1-small machine types, as well as the sole-tenant premium charge, do not allow for Committed Use discounts, but they are eligible for Sustained Use discounts – https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/sustained-use-discounts More Tips If you are a startup, sign up for the Startup Programs: AWS Activate for Startups – https://aws.amazon.com/activate/ Azure Startup Program – https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/overview/startups/ GCP Startup Program – https://cloud.google.com/developers/startups/ AWS offers the most flexible purchasing options, for example: 100% upfront, partial upfront, or monthly payment plans.… Read more

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AWS Systems Manager Session Manager for Shell Access to EC2 Instances

It is a very interesting time to be a corporate IT administrator. On the one hand, developers are talking about (and implementing) an idyllic future where infrastructure as code, and treating servers and other resources as cattle. On the other hand, legacy systems still must be treated as pets, set up and maintained by hand or with the aid of limited automation.… Read more

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Amazon is no longer a Seattle company. Here’s what that will mean for future workers and its second headquarters

BOSTON – Amazon isn’t just a Seattle company anymore, and a visit to its offices in this university city explains why. Here, in an old Necco wafer candy factory in the formerly industrial neighborhood of Fort Point, Rohit Prasad oversees 1,200 workers developing Alexa, the company’s digital assistant. Walls made out of shipping containers, a playful nod to Amazon’s main business, and exposed brick echo the urban tech vibe of its Seattle headquarters.… Read more

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AWS error exposed GoDaddy business secrets

Updated: It is believed information belonging to thousands of GoDaddy systems was leaked due to the failure. Nobody challenges AWS dominance in the cloud infrastructure sector An error in Amazon AWS bucket configuration has led to the exposure of internal information belonging to hosting provider GoDaddy. Cybersecurity firm UpGuard’s Cyber Risk Team said on Thursday that a set of documents were left in an Amazon S3 bucket which was available to the public.… Read more