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  • And that does not include upload/ download or data storage costs.
  • $1,423.21 for 16 cores, the next jump up.
  • Question: Quality of processes

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  • And that does not include ChemIT's services (CCB invests ~$100,000 per year for this) or data storage costs.
  • (There are no upload/ download costs.)

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OfferingCore count compared
(performance, though?)
RAM
(FWIW)
CostCost comparison
ChemIT

48 cores

(6 cores/ proc. *
2 procs/ computer *
4 computers)

32-64GB, usually

$10,000 total hardware

(~$2,600/computer *
4 computers/2U unit)

$2,500/ yr

(Assumes last 4 years, 3 of which are under warranty)

Lots of local IT labor costs. (Maybe $10K/ yr, at least for first set of 4?)

Google Compute

32 cores

(8 cores/ computer *
4 computers)

30GB

$1,132.10 per month.

(Used Google Compute's calculator,
running 24/7, all month)

$13,585.20/ yr

No local IT labor costs.

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Google Compute:

More cores and RAM
( n1-standard-16)

64 cores

(16 cores/ computer *
4 computers)

60GB

$2,264.19 per month.

(Used Google Compute's calculator,
running 24/7, all month)

$27,170.28/ yr

No local IT labor costs.

Google Compute:

More cores, less RAM
(n1-highcpu-16)

64 cores

(16 cores/ computer *
4 computers)

14.4GB

$1,423.21 per month.

(Used Google Compute's calculator,
running 24/7, all month)

$17,078.52/ yr

No local IT labor costs.

Articles

http://www.admin-magazine.com/Archive/2014/21/Building-Big-Iron-in-the-Cloud-with-Google-Compute-Engine/

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