Research Article

An Analytical Framework of a Deployment Strategy for Cloud Computing Services: A Case Study of Academic Websites

Table 1

The competitive matrix diagrams of CCS vendors [8].

ProviderGoogle App Engine Microsoft Windows AzureAmazon Web Services

IaaSNoNoYes
PaaSYes (Python, Java)Yes (.Note, Java, Ruby, Python, PHP)No
Compute billing modelPay-per-usePay-per-usePay-per-use
Storage billing modelPay-per-usePay-per-usePay-per-use
Relational database serviceYes (MySQL based)Yes (SQL Server)No