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Pros
  • + Good range of hybrid capabilities (including VMware partnership)
  • + Baremetal Server options with cloud characteristics (hourly consumption)
  • + Broad range of services
  • + Good hybrid capabilities for Microsoft based environments
  • + Rapid growth of services at competitive price
  • + Good data services and capabilities around AI/ML
Cons
  • - High performance networking, but limited capabilities
  • - Availability zone rollout still largely in preview.
  • - Fledgling hybrid capabilities based around Cisco partnership
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Overview
Bluemix delivers virtual machines running in IBM Cloud data centers backed by a global private fiber network.
Microsoft Azure is a cloud computing service delivered through a global network of Microsoft-managed data centers.
Google Compute Engine delivers virtual machines running in Googles data centers and worldwide fiber network. Compute Engines tooling and workflow support enable scaling from single instances to global, load-balanced cloud computing.
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  Interfaces  
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UI / API / CL / SDK
Single UI : Various APIs / CLIs native to services. Differences between IAAS & PaaS environment
Webbased UI, Powershell, API Available, CLI Available for Windows/Mac/Linux, SDK Available for different platforms
Webbased UI, API Available, CLI Available for Windows/Mac/Linux, SDK Available for different platforms, Cloud Shell
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Common API service keys
Multiple API service keys
Azure Users can create their own API Access keys; these keys can be shared
GCP Users can create their own API Access keys; these keys can be shared
  Monitoring  
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General Service monitoring
Available, but inconsistent IAAS & PAAS service monitoring
Every Azure Compute Instances can have basic service monitoring such as CPU, Memory and Disk utilization
Stackdriver can do in-guest and Service monitoring
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VM Service monitoring
Guest OS agent based (Nimsoft)
Every Azure instance sends basic metrics to Azure Monitor. More metrics and information can be gathered using OMS
Every GCP instance sends basic metrics to Stackdriver. More metrics and one-minute monitoring are available at cost.
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Actions / Event logging
Limited capability (agent based)
Log Analytics with OMS or using Azure Monitor
Logging for GCP instances is possible with the service Stackdriver Logs
  Admin  
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Identity & Access Management
Centralised IAM
Azure Active Directory
Google IAM access
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Multi factor authentication support
Only for IAAS
MFA support for Admins
Google 2 step authentication
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Granular Access Control
Configurable access control to IAAS
Resource Groups and RBAC
Google IAM access
  Control  
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VM Billing per min / hr
Hourly / Monthly / Subscription
Pay-as-you-go, CSP, EA, Per minute billing
Pay-as-you-go, reserved instances for one or three years, Per second biling
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VM micro (below 1 vCPU)
1vCPU minimum
A-series
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VM Small (up to 8 vCPU)
Available : Configurable mem up to 64GB
D-series
n-standard-8
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VM Medium (up to 16 vCPU)
Available : Configurable mem up to 128GB
L-series
n1-standard-16
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VM Large (up to 32 vCPU)
Available : Configurable mem up to 242GB
L-series
n1-standard-32
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VM XLarge (up to 64 vCPU 128GB RAM)
Max 56 core with mem up to 242GB
EV3-series
n1-standard-64
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VM XXLarge (up to 128 vCPU 2TB RAM)
Not available as VM (Baremetal option : per Month)
M-series
No
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GPU VM Large (up to 32 vCPU)
Not available as VM (Baremetal option : per Hr / Month)
N-series
n1-standard-32
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GPU VM XLarge (up to 64 vCPU 128GB RAM)
Not available as VM (Baremetal option : per Hr / Month)
No
n1-standard-64
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GPU VM XXLarge (up to 128 vCPU 2TB RAM)
No generally available Baremetal option
No
No
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GPU types
Nvidia Tesla P100, M60, K80, Grid K2 (monthly & hourly options)
NVIDIA K80, M60, P100
NVIDIA K80, AMD FirePro, Tesla P100
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Custom VM size
Standard config types for public VMs. Private host VMs can be configured
No
Yes
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Defined disk IOPS
Not available as local disc (available with SAN)
Yes to a certain degree
IOPS are linked with GB size of disks
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SR-IOV support
Not supported
Yes, Accelerated Network
Yes, Intel DPDK
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Network speeds
1 x public / 1 x private : Can add 1 private but no ability to add additional
Low, Moderate, High, RDMA
Each core is subject to a 2 Gbits/second (Gbps) cap for peak performance. Each additional core increases the network cap, up to a theoretical maximum of 16 Gbps for each virtual machine
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Add virtual NIC
No ability to add vNIC
Yes
Yes
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Attached / detach block storage
Limited ability with portable storage
Yes
Yes, can add or deattach data disks
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Virtual dedicated cloud
Virtual network created at L2 VLAN level.
Yes Virtual Network
A GCP tenant has its dedicated virtual network scope
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IP reassignment
Can assign portable public / private IPs
Yes
Yes
  Image  
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Manual snapshots image
Supported
Yes
Yes, you can create a persistent disk snapshot
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Scheduled snapshot image
Not available as native service (could script through API)
Not available as native service
No, only manually using CLI
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API / CLI Snapshot image
Supported
Yes
Yes using REST API or using gcloud CLI
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Make image public / marketplace
Supported
Yes Azure Marketplace
Yes images can be using privately or published in the Google Cloud Launcher
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VM import
ISO & VHD imports supported
Yes CLI or UI
Using CloudEndure
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VM export
VHD image export
Yes
No
  O/S  
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Windows
Windows Server 2012, 2012R2, 2016 Standard edition
Microsoft Azure currently supports a variety of operating systems including: Ubuntu, Windows Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, Fedora, Debian, CentOS, Gentoo Linux, Oracle Linux, and FreeBSD. 
GCP currently supports a variety of operating systems including:  Ubuntu, Windows Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, Fedora, Debian, CentOS, Gentoo Linux, Oracle Linux, and FreeBSD. 
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Linux
Redhat, Ubuntu, Debian, CentOS, Cloudlinux, CoreOS
Microsoft Azure currently supports a variety of operating systems including: Ubuntu, Windows Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, Fedora, Debian, CentOS, Gentoo Linux, Oracle Linux, and FreeBSD. 
GCP currently supports a variety of operating systems including:  Ubuntu, Windows Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, Fedora, Debian, CentOS, Gentoo Linux, Oracle Linux, and FreeBSD. 
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Bring your own OS
Supported (at own risk)
Yes, you can bring your own Microsoft license using HUB
Yes
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Resize existing VM
Resize vCPU, memory, network speed
Yes
Yes
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VM Live Migration
Recovery processes not clearly defined. SLA for recovery defined (in hrs)
On host failure the vm will be auto migrated to a new host (guest monitor/restart also available)
Yes, Live migration
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metadata
Supported
Yes
Yes
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Parking
Powering off VM does not stop billing
Yes
No, only manually using CLI
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Provision in less than 5 mins
Variable - often more than 5 mins
Yes
Yes
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Provision consistent spec
Although host performance is up to date, there is limited view of host specification
Yes
Consistent VM configs available 
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Reserved instances
Not available
Yes
Yes
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Spot instances
Not available
Yes, Azure Low Priority VMs
Yes, Preemtible VMs
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Dedicated host (Single tenant)
Dedicated host & dedicated Instances (pay per VM) available
No
No
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VM to host affinity (network optimised)
Available on didicated hosts
Yes
Yes
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VM to host anti-affinity
Available on didicated hosts
Yes, Availability Groups
No
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Autoscaling VMs (within AZ)
Supported (within DC)
Yes
Yes, Instance Group
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Autoscaling across AZs/Regions
Not available
No
No, not across regions but across AZ
  Block storage  
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Local HDD
Available (25GB & 100GB primary drive)
Yes, Standard Managed Disk or Standard Storage
Yes
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SSD HDD
Yes ability to define local storage (as SSD) 
Yes, Premium Storage
Yes
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SAN HDD
Available (25GB & 100GB primary drive)
No
No
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Encryption at rest
Not available on VM drives (only on additional attached storage)
Yes
Yes

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