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The Hyperscaler Default: Why Indian Businesses Choose AWS
AWS, Google Cloud, and Azure all have Indian datacenters (Mumbai primarily). Brand recognition, extensive service catalogs, and global compliance certifications make them attractive. However, for many Indian workloads — especially those not requiring dozens of managed services — you are significantly overpaying.
Pricing Comparison: 4 vCPU, 16 GB RAM Server
| Provider | Monthly Cost (INR) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Power Down Hosting | ₹2,199 | AMD EPYC, NVMe, DDoS protection included |
| AWS EC2 (t3.xlarge) | ~₹7,800 | Does not include storage or data transfer |
| Google Cloud (n1-standard-4) | ~₹8,200 | Separate storage billing |
| Azure (D4s_v3) | ~₹9,100 | Separate storage, egress costs |
Where Global Hyperscalers Excel
- Managed services: AWS RDS, Lambda, S3-compatible storage, machine learning services
- Global availability zones: 20+ regions worldwide for truly global applications
- Enterprise compliance: HIPAA, SOC2, ISO 27001 certifications on day one
- Auto-scaling: Instant scaling to thousands of instances during traffic spikes
Where Power Down Wins
- Price: 70-80% cost reduction for equivalent compute
- Bare metal proximity: No nested virtualisation layers from AWS's Nitro hypervisor
- Support: Direct access to engineers, not tier-1 support scripts
- NVMe as standard: AWS charges extra for premium storage tiers
FAQ
When should I choose AWS over Power Down?
Choose AWS when you need: managed Kubernetes (EKS), serverless functions (Lambda), global CDN (CloudFront), or you require SOC2/HIPAA compliance documentation for enterprise customers. For most Indian web applications, APIs, and databases, Power Down delivers better value.
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