<p>In reply to 'Would Amazon EC2 / Google / Azure be cheaper than having dedicated servers?'</p>

<p>I've done a lot of investigating into this and in every case they are NOT. </p>

<p>80 Linux servers running 24h/365 - annual cost:
        Total cost per year
Google  £37,515.46
AWS     £29,196.53</p>

<p>These costs do NOT include data transfer.</p>

<p>You can buy a dedicated cloud appliance for less than £50k, fully supported, that will run more servers and last you 3 years (min).  </p>

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2017-06-15T10:51:29.780Z
Biggles
<p>What are the things that should I investigate for making an estimate of the cost of deploying 1000 instances of Drupal, for example?</p>

<p>I was thinking in:</p>

<ul>
<li>Database space</li>
<li>Database usage (in ops/second? how can I test it?)</li>
<li>Application uploads space</li>
<li>Application processing time (again, how to measure?)</li>
<li>Bandwidth usage (for medium/low traffic sites)</li>
<li>DevOps / Technical Support time</li>
</ul>

<p>This is all about bringing a SaaS platform. Is there anything else I should take in consideration?</p>

<p>How can I know how many "instances" would be able to run in a single host? Much like a Shared Hosting</p>

<p>Would Amazon EC2 / Google / Azure be cheaper than having dedicated servers?</p>

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Would you like us to write a business plan too or should we just plan a VC round?
chicks
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@chicks No I just want to know what variables should I have in mind to build my own business plan
JorgeeFG
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How can I calculate costs of deploying 1000 instances of Drupal?
JorgeeFG
# How can I calculate costs of deploying 1000 instances of Drupal?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-04-25)

What are the things that should I investigate for making an estimate of the cost of deploying 1000 instances of Drupal, for example?

I was thinking in:

* Database space
* Database usage (in ops/second? how can I test it?)
* Application uploads space
* Application processing time (again, how to measure?)
* Bandwidth usage (for medium/low traffic sites)
* DevOps / Technical Support time

This is all about bringing a SaaS platform. Is there anything else I should take in consideration?

How can I know how many "instances" would be able to run in a single host? Much like a Shared Hosting

Would Amazon EC2 / Google / Azure be cheaper than having dedicated servers?

**Tags:** containers, cloud, drupal, capacity-planning

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Would you like us to write a business plan too or should we just plan a VC round?  
> **username_0**: @username_1 No I just want to know what variables should I have in mind to build my own business plan  

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### Answer by username_2 on 2017-06-15. Score: 3

In reply to 'Would Amazon EC2 / Google / Azure be cheaper than having dedicated servers?'

I've done a lot of investigating into this and in every case they are NOT.

80 Linux servers running 24h/365 - annual cost:
Total cost per year
Google £37,515.46
AWS £29,196.53

These costs do NOT include data transfer.

You can buy a dedicated cloud appliance for less than £50k, fully supported, that will run more servers and last you 3 years (min).


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