Compare Skytap, AWS EC2, Microsoft Azure and Rackspace
Skytap offers a powerful 'hybrid' cloud computing solution for dynamic IT workloads that goes well beyond basic 'Infrastructure-as-a-Service' offerings. Download Skytap's free resource kit to learn more:
- White Paper: 'A Buyer's Guide to Choosing a Cloud Service Provider'
- Independent Analyst Research: 451 Group Report
- Data Sheet: Skytap Virtual Lab
- Skytap trial offer
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At A Glance Comparison:
| Capability |
Skytap |
AWS EC2 |
Microsoft Azure |
Rackspace |
| Designed for Dynamic IT Workloads and Labs |
✔ |
✘ |
✘ |
✘ |
| Virtual Machines On Demand |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
| API |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
| Pay-As-You-Go Billing |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
| Run Existing Applications Unchanged in the Cloud |
✔ |
Limited |
Limited |
Limited |
| Team Projects (Similar to SharePoint Capabilities) |
✔ |
✘ |
✘ |
✘ |
| x86 Operating Systems |
Any |
Linux, Win2003 |
Windows Server |
Linux |
| VMware Support |
✔ |
✘ |
✘ |
✘ |
| Self-Service UI for Functional Users |
✔ |
Basic |
Basic |
Basic |
| Virtual Data Center Snapshots and Cloning (Including Memory State) |
✔ |
✘ |
✘ |
✘ |
| Configurable Instance Sizes |
✔ |
Partial |
No |
Partial |
| Network Virtualization / Network Fencing |
✔ |
Partial |
No |
No |
| Import/Export VMs |
✔ |
Partial |
✘ |
✘ |
| Persistent Storage |
✔ |
Partial |
✘ |
Partial |
| VPC / IP Sec Tunnel |
✔ |
✔ |
✘ |
✘ |
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