This deck provides an overview comparison between 2 main cloud providers: GoGrid and the Rackspace Cloud. This presentation discusses: - Why Cloud Computing? - Key differentiators of GoGrid - Feature comparison between GoGrid & Rackspace - Advantages of hosting with GoGrid

1. Why GoGrid Wins over Rackspace
June 14, 2013

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Agenda
 Why cloud computing?
 GoGrid Key Differentiators
 IaaS pioneer
 Best price/performance
 Integrated cloud + dedicated infrastructure
 Personalized service & Support
 Simple, straightforward pricing
 Feature Comparison: GoGrid vs. Rackspace
 Meeting customers’ needs
 Advantages of hosting with GoGrid
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Typical Reasons to Move to the Cloud
 Scalability
 Cost Control
 Time-to-Market
 Price/Performance
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What Makes GoGrid Unique
 Hybrid Infrastructure Architecture
 High-performance networks join virtual (cloud) and dedicated infrastructure
 Dedicated bare metal servers can be customized to suit or ordered through the management
console in standard configurations
 Private network throughput (inter-server, storage) is unmetered and free
 Superior Price/Performance
 Cloud Servers provisioned on compute nodes with local drives rather than network storage
 Local 15K SAS drives provide persistent, reliable storage with high performance
 Third-party benchmarking shows our Cloud Servers have better I/O performance than our
competitors’
 Customer Service & Account Support
 24/7/365 Technical Support via chat, web ticket system, and phone
 Dedicated Account Manager
 Solutions Architect consultations available for expansion, contraction, or other service changes
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GoGrid’s History
 2002: John Keagy started ServePath
 Created ColoServe with extra data center space
 2005: Started looking at utility computing
 2006: Launched UtilityServe
 2007: Launched Grid Series
 March 2008: launched GoGrid
 GoGrid’s full service (on Windows & Linux) pre-dates:
 Amazon – not until late 2008
 Rackspace – not until late 2010
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Feature Comparison: GoGrid vs. Rackspace
 Compare functionality in key areas
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Feature
GoGrid
Cloud Server
Rackspace
Multiple Data Centers √ √
SAS 70 Type II Certified √ √
Standards-Based Architectures √ √
“Hybrid” Hosting √ √
Private Cloud √
Partner Ecosystem √
Private VLAN √
Dedicated IPs √
Custom Infrastructure Integration & Hosting √
Dynamic Load Balancing √
Free Technical Support √
Dedicated Connection between Data Centers (CloudLink) √*
Firewall Options: Cloud Firewall Service or Managed Firewall* √*
*Available for additional fee

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Meeting Customers’ Needs: GoGrid vs. Rackspace
 Compare how we meet customers’ needs
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Customer’s need Rackspace GoGrid
Configure static IPs No option Configure a server with any IP address available in your pool
Windows Server 2003 Doesn't offer Windows
2003 on cloud or
dedicated servers
Cloud OS offering:
Dedicated OS offering:
Network data transfer Throttles network transfer
depending on cloud
server size
1 GB cloud public network
= 30 Mbps; private
network = 60 Mbps
Doesn’t throttle public or private network traffic
Layer 2 VLAN versus routed private connectivity (no network hops that add latency
and points of failure)
Flexible dedicated servers Minimum 1-year
commitment
Dedicated servers are
poorly integrated with
cloud servers
Month-to-month standard dedicated server deployments

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Meeting Customers’ Needs: GoGrid vs. Rackspace (cont’d)
 Compare how we meet customers’ needs (continued)
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Customer’s need Rackspace GoGrid
Big Data No Big Data
solution
Dedicated server specifications tailored for Big Data and
deployed in high-availability clusters according to
industry best practices
Affordable load
balancing
Available for a fee:
Per load
balancer
=$10.95/month
Every 100
connections =
$10.95/month
First load balancer is free
$21.90/month per additional load balancer
$0.015/GB surcharge for outbound traffic
Geographic disaster
recovery
Need VPN to
connect
between data
centers
CloudLink is a dedicated, private connection between our
West and East coast data centers that never passes
through the public internet
Completely redundant dark-fiber links; completely
separate from our public Internet providers
Unlimited data transfer for a fixed cost starting at
$99/month
CDN Cloud files can
be distributed
over CDN
Easy-to-use management console
Get detailed reporting
Configure CNAMES
No minimum commitment
Token authentication
Traffic filtering

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Advantages of Hosting with GoGrid
 We own our IP
 Develop everything in-house
 Don’t rely on third-party software
 Interoperability
 Network services reach outside the data center
o Dynamic Load Balancer can load-balance any IP
o Firewall Service contains global security groups
 Integration with key partners: Racemi (data migration), Cloudera (Hadoop), etc.
 Automation
 Programmatic access through a RESTful API
 Central control through web-based management console
 All products are self-service and deeply integrated with GoGrid’s Cloud Platform
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More information
 Website: www.gogrid.com
 Blog: blog.gogrid.com
 Wiki: wiki.gogrid.com
 Twitter: @GoGrid
 Facebook: facebook.com/gogrid
 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/gogrid
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