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Introduction
Gartner predicts that by 2020, more compute power will be sold via the cloud than what
is deployed in customers on-premises data centers. Gartner says that this will be a difficult
environment to manage. With most compute power moving to IaaS providers, enterprises
and vendors need to focus on managing and leveraging the hybrid combination of onpremises, off-premises, cloud and non-cloud architectures, with a focus on managing clouddelivered capacity efficiently and effectively, said Thomas Bittman, Vice President and
Distinguished analyst at Gartner.
Companies are increasingly moving to the cloud because it provides significant benefits,
including agility, efficiency, performance improvements, and cost savings. But the cloud is
complex. If you combine all of the instance types, storage options, availability zones, and
pricing plans, there are over 25 million cloud configurations available. And on top of this,
these configurations are constantly changing. Because of this complexity, we wanted to
provide real data that yields helpful insights for successfully migrating to the cloud, and what
opportunities exist for improving performance and cost savings once in the cloud. To achieve
this, we analyzed 10,000 on-premise nodes globally between April and July 2016 that were
migrating to either Azure or AWS.
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Definitions
OS Types
The OS types are the most common operating systems identified migrating to AWS and
Azure, and are the operating systems running on the AWS or Azure instance.
Instance Types
The instance type is a type of virtual machine that is running on AWS or Azure. It is
characterized by number of cores, amount of RAM, available disk, and network IO. In this
report, we show the top instance types for each OS and combine the rest of the instance
types in Others.
Cost Savings
Cost savings are the savings realized by mapping an on-premise server or virtual machine to
a specific instance type in the cloud compared to the cost of maintaining it on-premise.
Provisioning
In the cloud, you can provision your compute, storage and network resources, giving you
more flexibility based on what your current demands are. When you optimally manage your
provisioning, you right-size your infrastructure for the cloud, allowing you to reduce capital
expenses, minimize costs, and improve performance. For this report, provisioning is defined as:
Over-Provisioned: The purchased capacity of the instance is greater than the capacity
required by the workload.
Under-Provisioned: The purchased capacity of the instance is less than the capacity
required by the workload.
Optimal Provisioning: The purchased capacity of the instance meets the capacity
required by the workload, and there is no cheaper option available that also meets that
requirements.
Idle: The purchased capacity of the instance is optimal; however, the instance can be
turned off when it is not being utilized, and you can therefore realize additional cost
savings. These types of instances are good candidates for auto-scaling when moved to
the cloud.
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53%
50%
45%
40%
Percentage
35%
30%
25%
19%
20%
15%
10%
8%
10%
3%
5%
2008
2003
2012
RHEL
3%
2%
1%
SUSE
Microsoft Windows
Operating System Type
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AWS OS Type:
Microsoft Windows 2008
INSTANCE TYPE
DISTRIBUTION
PROVISIONING
DISTRIBUTION
36%
Average Cost
Savings
45%
40%
22%
35%
32%
44%
Percentage
30%
33%
13%
Average Cost
Savings
25%
6%
6%
Over-provisioned
Average Cost
Savings
Average Cost
Savings
Under-provisioned
20%
Idle
2%
Average Cost
Savings
15%
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Optimal
Average Cost
Savings
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AWS OS Type:
Microsoft Windows 2003
INSTANCE TYPE
DISTRIBUTION
45%
PROVISIONING
DISTRIBUTION
15%
Average Cost
Savings
40%
41%
Average Cost
Savings
35%
20%
29%
30%
9%
11%
Percentage
36%
Average Cost
Savings
25%
18%
Average Cost
Savings
12
20%
Over-provisioned
Under-provisioned
Average Cost
Savings
Idle
15%
Optimal
4%
Average Cost
Savings
10%
5%
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AWS OS Type:
Microsoft Windows 2012
INSTANCE TYPE
DISTRIBUTION
PROVISIONING
DISTRIBUTION
45%
33%
Average Cost
Savings
40%
35%
20%
30%
22%
9%
Percentage
Average Cost
Savings
55
25%
Average Cost
Savings
8%
Average Cost
Savings
20%
1%
15%
Average Cost
Savings
9%
Over-provisioned
Under-provisioned
Average Cost
Savings
5%
49%
Idle
Optimal
9%
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Savings
10%
5%
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INSTANCE TYPE
DISTRIBUTION
45%
PROVISIONING
DISTRIBUTION
22%
Average Cost
Savings
40%
14%
Average Cost
Savings
35%
11%
%
42
4%
30%
40
Average Cost
Savings
Percentage
44%
Average Cost
Savings
9%
25%
16%
Over-provisioned
Average Cost
Savings
20%
Under-provisioned
Idle
4%
15%
Optimal
Average Cost
Savings
10%
5%
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INSTANCE TYPE
DISTRIBUTION
PROVISIONING
DISTRIBUTION
45%
40%
12%
Average Cost
Savings
7%
35%
29%
30%
62%
6%
2%
Percentage
Average Cost
Savings
25%
13
Average Cost
Savings
Average Cost
Savings
Average Cost
Savings
20%
5%
Over-provisioned
Under-provisioned
Idle
23
15%
Optimal
Average Cost
Savings
5%
Average Cost
Savings
10%
5%
24%
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INSTANCE TYPE
DISTRIBUTION
50%
PROVISIONING
DISTRIBUTION
45%
45%
Average Cost
Savings
3%
40%
35%
38%
Percentage
30%
57%
5%
Average Cost
Savings
5%
25%
2%
10%
Average Cost
Savings
Average Cost
Savings
Average Cost
Savings
20%
15%
Under-provisioned
Idle
Optimal
4%
15%
Over-provisioned
Average Cost
Savings
19%
10%
Average Cost
Savings
5%
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INSTANCE TYPE
DISTRIBUTION
45%
PROVISIONING
DISTRIBUTION
40%
46%
35%
Average Cost
Savings
13%
30%
Average Cost
Savings
6%
Percentage
9%
17%
Average Cost
Savings
20%
30%
58%
Average Cost
Savings
25%
9%
Over-provisioned
Average Cost
Savings
Under-provisioned
Idle
11%
15%
3%
Average Cost
Savings
Optimal
10%
5%
20%
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INSTANCE TYPE
DISTRIBUTION
45%
PROVISIONING
DISTRIBUTION
40%
35%
23%
19%
30%
Average Cost
Savings
11%
46
Percentage
Average Cost
Savings
25%
12%
9%
Average Cost
Savings
20%
Average Cost
Savings
60%
Over-provisioned
Average Cost
Savings
Under-provisioned
3%
Idle
Average Cost
Savings
15%
9%
8%
Optimal
10%
5%
24%
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Azure
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53%
50%
45%
40%
Percentage
35%
30%
25%
21%
20%
17%
15%
10%
5%
4%
2008
2003
2012
RHEL
2%
1%
1%
1%
Microsoft Windows
Operating System Type
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Azure OS Type:
Microsoft Windows 2008
INSTANCE TYPE
DISTRIBUTION
45%
PROVISIONING
DISTRIBUTION
26%
Average Cost
Savings
40%
35%
25%
24%
30%
Average Cost
Savings
1%
10%
Percentage
Average Cost
Savings
25%
9%
4%
Average Cost
Savings
20%
11
63%
Over-provisioned
Average Cost
Savings
Under-provisioned
3%
Idle
Average Cost
Savings
15%
Optimal
10%
5%
16%
.a3
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12%
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Azure OS Type:
Microsoft Windows 2012
INSTANCE TYPE
DISTRIBUTION
45%
PROVISIONING
DISTRIBUTION
22%
Average Cost
Savings
40%
35%
30%
19%
1%
6%
Average Cost
Savings
7%
73%
Percentage
Average Cost
Savings
25%
3%
5%
Average Cost
Savings
20%
Over-provisioned
Average Cost
Savings
Under-provisioned
Idle
15%
Optimal
Average Cost
Savings
10%
5%
17%
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14%
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Azure OS Type:
Microsoft Windows 2003
INSTANCE TYPE
DISTRIBUTION
45%
PROVISIONING
DISTRIBUTION
40%
35%
30%
Average Cost
Savings
4%
12%
Average Cost
Savings
29%
Average Cost
Savings
60%
30%
Percentage
2%
Average Cost
Savings
25%
9%
5%
Average Cost
Savings
Over-provisioned
20%
Under-provisioned
6%
Idle
Average Cost
Savings
15%
Optimal
10%
5%
22%
17%
.a1
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basic
14%
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9%
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INSTANCE TYPE
DISTRIBUTION
PROVISIONING
DISTRIBUTION
27%
45%
Average Cost
Savings
2%
40%
10%
18%
35%
Average Cost
Savings
88%
30%
Percentage
9%
Average Cost
Savings
9%
25%
Over-provisioned
Average Cost
Savings
Under-provisioned
20%
Idle
5%
Average Cost
Savings
15%
Optimal
5%
10%
Average Cost
Savings
5%
39%
.a1
basic
24%
.a0
basic
8%
.a3
basic
9%
.a2
basic
3%
.a4
basic
17%
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INSTANCE TYPE
DISTRIBUTION
45%
40%
PROVISIONING
DISTRIBUTION
18%
Average Cost
Savings
35%
3%
Average Cost
Savings
Percentage
13%
Average Cost
Savings
5%
30%
6%
3%
25%
78%
8%
Average Cost
Savings
20%
Over-provisioned
Under-provisioned
15%
Idle
6%
8%
Average Cost
Savings
Average Cost
Savings
Optimal
10%
5%
28%
.a1
basic
21%
.a0
basic
9%
.a4
basic
9%
.a5
basic
9%
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std.d
24%
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INSTANCE TYPE
DISTRIBUTION
PROVISIONING
DISTRIBUTION
45%
40%
2.6%
1%
Average Cost
Savings
Average Cost
Savings
35%
6%
%
2
2%
90%
4%
30%
Percentage
Average Cost
Savings
25%
Over-provisioned
35
20%
2%
Average Cost
Savings
15%
Idle
Optimal
0.3%
0.4%
Average Cost
Savings
10%
Under-provisioned
Average Cost
Savings
Average Cost
Savings
5%
22%
.a1
basic
20%
.a3
basic
13%
7%
s4
std.g
.a4
basic
7%
.a2
basic
4%
.a0
basic
27%
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INSTANCE TYPE
DISTRIBUTION
PROVISIONING
DISTRIBUTION
45%
3%
40%
Average Cost
Savings
34
35%
Average Cost
Savings
5%
12%
1%
30%
Percentage
2%
81%
Average Cost
Savings
25%
Over-provisioned
1%
1%
Average Cost
Savings
20%
15%
2%
Idle
Optimal
9%
Average Cost
Savings
10%
Under-provisioned
Average Cost
Savings
Average Cost
Savings
5%
42%
.a1
basic
12%
.a0
basic
7%
5%
s2
std.g
.a3
basic
5%
s1
std.d
5%
s4
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24%
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INSTANCE TYPE
DISTRIBUTION
45%
PROVISIONING
DISTRIBUTION
18%
40%
Average Cost
Savings
12%
35%
8%
1%
Percentage
Average Cost
Savings
Average Cost
Savings
30%
18%
70%
7%
25%
Average Cost
Savings
20%
50%
Over-provisioned
Average Cost
Savings
Under-provisioned
Idle
19%
15%
Optimal
Average Cost
Savings
10%
5%
36%
.a1
basic
19%
.a0
basic
12%
.a2
basic
7%
7%
1
std.d
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19%
Over-provisioned
33%
Under-provisioned
AWS
38%
Over-provisioned
Idle
9%
Optimal
22%
Under-provisioned
Idle
Optimal
19%
68%
AZURE
9%
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Takeaways
Companies migrating to the cloud can realize significant cost savings
annually:
Average cost savings on Azure for Windows is 17% and for Linux
is 10%.
9% of the instances on both AWS and Azure are underprovisioned, meaning they will exceed their capacity and suffer
performance issues.
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About Cloudamize
Mapping to the right instances in the cloud and right-sizing them on
an ongoing basis for the best performance and cost benefits requires
in-depth infrastructure analytics. For more information on the analytics
you need and which analytics were used to map instances in this
report, see our webinar:
How to Plan a Successful Migration to the Cloud.
Cloudamize is a cloud infrastructure analytics platform that helps
companies maximize the value of their cloud investments. Our SaaSbased platform provides deep visibility into your infrastructure and
actionable analysis that empowers you to make data-driven decisions
with confidence at each stage of your cloud journey from assessing
options and planning migrations to managing cloud deployments.
With Cloudamize, companies have experienced significant monthly
savings on their cloud deployments while simultaneously increasing
performance.
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