"A GAE instance is much more than a 'slice of cpu and memory' - it has a whole 'platform' surrounding it. " yes, but the surroundings will cost extra money!
On Sep 4, 6:14 am, Barry Hunter <barrybhun...@gmail.com> wrote: > Mainly because GAE is not a 'computing' platform as such. If want raw > computing power then again elsewhere will probably suit you better > (and save some money) > > A GAE instance is much more than a 'slice of cpu and memory' - it has > a whole 'platform' surrounding it. > > Apples != Oranges again. > > Or to put it another way, its like comparing two different cars on > their engine alone. You could get a average car, with a really good > engine (and be happy). Or you could get a more expensive car, with a > OK engine, but with nice suspension, interior and a sound system. > > The two cars are good in different ways - need to look at the whole > car, to decide if does the job for you. > > > > > > > > On Sat, Sep 3, 2011 at 10:59 PM, Tapir <tapir....@gmail.com> wrote: > > "Ok, sorry about that. But one thing to remember is that SQL is much > > more ..." > > hi, Anders, > > again, this thread is to compare computing prices, not data storage. > > You will pay extra data storage money when using gae. > > > I just want to get a reason from googlers why gae computing cost 10 > > times than competitors. > > > Anders wrote: > >> Ok, sorry about that. But one thing to remember is that SQL is much more > >> powerful than the GAE datastore when it comes to functionality which would > >> demand a lower price for GAE. On the other hand the GAE datastore is > >> designed for scaling, which may be difficult to achieve using ordinary > >> relational databases like MySQL. I like the GAE datastore because it scales > >> automatically. It's just having to pay for frontend instances I think > >> really > >> sucks. > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "Google App Engine" group. > > To post to this group, send email to google-appengine@googlegroups.com. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > google-appengine+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > For more options, visit this group > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/google-appengine?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google App Engine" group. To post to this group, send email to google-appengine@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to google-appengine+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-appengine?hl=en.
