Abstract
We compare the virtual machine (VM) performance of two public IaaS providers in China (GrandCloud and Aliyun). UnixBench and Hadoop wordcount are utilized to provide benchmark data for the comparison. It is found that VM specifications such as the number of CPU cores and the amount of memory can no longer be used as reference for VM performance. In both UnixBench and Hadoop wordcount tests, as the VM gets bigger, the performance/price ratio gets lower. In Hadoop wordcount tests, a cluster with several smaller VM's provides much better performance as performance/price ratio as compared to a bigger VM. It is recommended to practice horizontal scaling when an application needs more computing resource.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | APCloudCC 2012 |
| Subtitle of host publication | Proceedings of the 2012 IEEE Asia Pacific Cloud Computing Congress |
| Place of Publication | Piscataway, NJ |
| Publisher | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) |
| Pages | 16-19 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781467329040, 9781467329026 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781467329033 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2012 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | 1st IEEE Asia Pacific Cloud Computing Congress, APCloudCC 2012 - Shenzhen, China Duration: 14 Nov 2012 → 17 Nov 2012 |
Other
| Other | 1st IEEE Asia Pacific Cloud Computing Congress, APCloudCC 2012 |
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| Country/Territory | China |
| City | Shenzhen |
| Period | 14/11/12 → 17/11/12 |