Comparing Clouds: How iland Stacks Up

Clouds are more than CPU and memory for hire. What should matter when you’re evaluating options? We have some suggestions that go beyond speeds and feeds.

Web Console (Self Service Capabilities)	iland	Amazon AWS	Microsoft Azure
Resource model	Resource pool: Assigns only as much resources as needed to a VM	Instance-based: Fit workloads into pre-defined sizes potentially being charged for unused resources	Instance-based: Fit workloads into pre-defined sizes potentially being charged for unused resources
Remote KVM console	Yes, full KVM VM console	Limited, screenshot of VM console	Limited, read-only VM console or interactive serial port console for linux VMs
Full year of historical performance data	Yes, included with no additional setup required	Yes, at additional charge and requires manual configuration	Yes, at additional charge and requires manual configuration
Complete billing access	Yes	Complex to understand	Limited
API Access	Yes, SDKs available for Python, Go, Java, Elixir	Yes	Yes
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Infrastructure Flexibility	iland	Amazon AWS	Microsoft Azure
Flexible VM sizing	Yes	Set options	Set options
Flexible, no-reboot VM resizing	Yes, VMs can have CPU, RAM, and storage added without reboot	Limited options, requires reboot, public IP address will change	Limited options, requires reboot, desired instance size may not be available
Largest VM Size (some features may require Secure Private Cloud?)	128 vCPU, 6128 GB RAM, 60 x 62TB disks	96 vCPU, 768 GB RAM, 26 x 16TB disks	128 vCPU, 3892 GB RAM, 64 x 32TB disks
Enterprise Class Hardware	Cisco UCS Compute and Networking, HPE Nimble Storage and VMware-based infrastructure	Not disclosed	Not disclosed
Support for Bare Metal servers	Yes, choose from either standard server models or customize to the specific CPU, RAM, and GPU configuration your project requires	Yes, one option available with 72 cores and 512 GB of RAM	No
Support for Co-Location	Yes, from 1 rack unit up to multiple cabinets in a private suite	3rd party options, with complicated networking	3rd party options, with complicated networking
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Networking Flexibility	iland	Amazon AWS	Microsoft Azure
Static IPs available	Yes	No	No
MPLS Circuits	Yes	Limited to Direct Connect Partners	Limited to Express Route Partners
Advertise portable IP blocks via BGP	Yes	Yes	No
Support for virtual network appliances	Yes	Limited	Limited
Co-location for physical network appliances	Yes	No	No
Self Service VPN	Included IPsec and SSL-VPN supporting 100 VPN connections with up to 2 Gbps throughput	Costs $37 per month per VPN connection	Limited to 30 VPN connections, costs $30 to $930 per month based on throughput
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Security Features	iland	Amazon AWS	Microsoft Azure
Antivirus	Integrated	Add-on	Integrated with MSSC
Firewall event blocking	Integrated	Add-on	Integrated with MSSC
File integrity monitoring	Integrated	Add-on	Integrated with MSSC
Web reputation monitoring	Integrated	Add-on	Integrated with MSSC
IDS / IPS	Integrated	Add-on	Integrated with MSSC
Application Control	Integrated	Add-on	Integrated with MSSC
Vulnerability Scanning	Integrated	Add-on	Integrated with MSSC
Data Encryption at Rest	Integrated	Add-on	Integrated with MSSC
Whole VM Encryption	Add-on	Add-on	Integrated with MSSC
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Compliance Support	iland	Amazon AWS	Microsoft Azure
On-demand Compliance Reports	Yes	Add-on	Integrated with MSSC
Compliance Auditor Reports	Yes with signed NDA	Yes with signed NDA	Integrated with MSSC
Ability to personally audit the provider	Yes with signed NDA	No	By request through support or sales ticket
CSP Platform Visibility	Yes, standard	No	Integrated with MSSC
IT Policies and Process evaluations by customer?	Yes, with signed NDA	No	By request through support or sales ticket
Access to a cloud compliance officer	Yes	No	No
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SLA’s & Customer Support	iland	Amazon AWS	Microsoft Azure
Free phone support	Yes	No	No
SLAs	100%	99.99% SLA (4 minutes monthly downtime)	99.9% SLA (43 minutes monthly downtime)
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