Why Did We Include DigitalOcean in Cloud World Model?
Well it's a pretty simple reason or benign reason.
I'm ex-OCI and my former boss is now in charge of DigitalOcean.
Most cloud tools stop at AWS, Azure and GCP or just stop at AWS.
We included OCI and DigitalOcean.
On the DigitalOcean front via our simulation, a lot of times it's actual cheaper. It's fun to have it be a part of the simulator. Over time, hope to include more Neo-clouds and others.
I see a future world where Multi-Cloud is important and customers choose the best solutions for a particular project or workload. Simulation is one way we get there quicker.
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i like that this is based on real experience rather than just what's most popular in the market.
the multi-cloud thesis is correct and most cost tools dodge it because the data is messy. one provider's instance class doesn't map 1:1 to another's, so they default to AWS-equivalent and round.
what the DigitalOcean inclusion actually unlocks: the conversation where a founder realizes the same workload is 40% cheaper on a smaller provider but they keep paying AWS for ecosystem lock-in. that comparison breaks the "i can't move" reflex more than any blog post will.
ex-OCI background explains the depth. most folks in this space never had to compare provider performance profiles in production. that shows in the product.
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@thenameisarian Thanks, Mustafa. Yes, most feel the need to normalize for AWS. Because of my background, don't necessarily see the need to do that. There are more options.
@mathsociety that's the move. AWS-normalization is the dominant frame because everyone's stuck running it. but once you build the simulation engine without that assumption, you can show people what they're actually leaving on the table elsewhere.
curious future direction: managed kubernetes pricing across providers next? the gap on EKS vs DOKS vs GKE Autopilot is one of those numbers that would make founders rebuild architecture on the spot.
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@thenameisarian yes, exactly. We actually do already model managed Kubernetes. We model EKS, GKE Autopilot, AKS, and DOKS pricing including control plane fees, so you can compare those today.