cloud – /w/root

I already did an overview of basic features and possible issues of AWS and Azure offerings for a free tier or trial. This is not an in-depth and detailed review and comparison of platforms. Just a first look from a completely new to this thing person’s view. I’m not sure why i have skipped Google’s option at that point. Maybe i thought there is no free or trial tier. It appears there is. If you are signed in into your Google account, you can go to https://cloud.google.com/ and press the “Get started for free” button. Google gives you 300$ credit for 12 months and tells you a few times, that it won’t automatically convert you into a paying customer and charge you suddenly.

I’ve heard and read a lot about Microsoft’s and Amazon’s cloud services, but never really had to look into them. On my previous job we only just have started using local provider’s cloud services and Azure was only on our minds. So, being a complete noob in this area i have decided to give it a try, especially as i have found out they have a temporary free tier or trial modes. I also needed to run a few tests on recent Windows Server versions for www.igniterealtime.org products (Openfire) and i didn’t want to pirate just to be able to install into my virtual machine. This won’t be a helpful read for seasoned cloud users, but might be insightful for those thinking to dip their toes into this. Especially on the “free” matter. Read More