Cloud Computing Estimate - Nik Pearce
Total processing of 300TB in one hour, given the benchmark test of 2GB processed on one core in 10 hours, is quite an expensive task. The benchmark test equates to 200MB being processed in 1 hour, per core. With each core processing 200MB per hour, a whopping 150,000 cores are needed to process all the data in 1 hour. Inserting this data into Amazon Workspaces, while using the highest performance CPUs available (Power Pro) through Workspaces for only one hour (18750 x $1.46) yields an estimate of $27,375 on the U.S. West Servers. In Tokyo, the rate is slightly higher, at (18750 * $1.80), which creates an estimate of $33,750. Sao Paulo is most expensive (18750 * $2.94), yielding an estimate of $55,125.
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Processing this data over 24 hours saves a significant amount of money. One core can process 4.8GB per 24 hour interval. Therefore, only 62,500 cores are needed. To save on money and make math easier we can use Power 4-core models instead. The calculations shown below (15625 * $0.77) yield an estimate of $12,031.25 on the U.S. West Servers. The Tokyo servers, which have a slightly higher rate (15625 * $0.85) yield a slightly higher estimate of $13,281.25. The same operation in Sao Paulo is most expensive (15625 * $1.25), yielding an estimate of $19,531.25.
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Transferring this data is extremely cost-efficient compared to processing it. The total is a little under $200 in U.S. West, about $230 to transfer to Tokyo, and slightly over $300 to transfer to Sao Paulo (shown below).
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