4. Once Upon a Time
• Connectivity: dedicated bandwidth at $10,000 per
month
• Servers: $20,000 per box
• Storage: $1,000/GB
• Software licenses: $20,000+ to get started (Solaris,
Oracle)
6. Oh So Modern
• Connectivity: starting as low as $1,000/month
• Servers: $1,000/month for minimal set up
• Storage: $10/GB
• Software: LAMP stack - free!
8. Cloudy
• Connectivity: pay as you go, 10 cents/GB
• Servers: pay as you go, 20 cents/hour
• Storage: pay as you go, 12 cents/GB
• Software: Ruby on Rails, Node.js, MongoDB
13. Why?
• Minimize development work, focus on user
experience / business model innovation
• Immediately support global reach
• Pay as you go, often start with free tier
• Benefit from scale economies and network effects
of underlying services