Want to migrate to the cloud at a low cost? Of course, you can’t miss the best money-saving strategy on 11.11!

[51CTO.com original article] The 2018 11.11 Shopping Carnival has begun! Compared with the excitement of the consumer market, this year's IT technology circle manufacturers are not to be outdone, and have launched a variety of discounts and benefits. The public cloud market is of course no exception. For those individuals and enterprises who want to go to the cloud, technology giants such as Alibaba, Tencent, and Huawei have put a lot of thought into it, with a variety of discounts, zero threshold vouchers, and newbie gift packages that are dazzling.

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As a professional IT media, 51CTO reporters have compiled a guide for enterprises to save money on cloud computing, to help you discern which company has the best discount, which company has the most valuable discount, and which company has the most cost-effective promotion!

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Alibaba Cloud is the most affordable mainstream product for beginners. Huawei Cloud is the most cost-effective

Take a look at the special offers for new users first!

As expected, attracting new users is the key point this year. Open the official websites of Alibaba Cloud, Tencent Cloud, and Huawei Cloud, and you will see red envelope rain promotions. The activities are basically focused on two areas: new user registration and old user acquisition. Here, I would like to recommend Alibaba Cloud's exclusive 10% discount for new users. For example, a 1-core 2G cloud server costs only 199 yuan for a year. If a user gathers 6 people to form a group, he only needs to pay 99.5 yuan per year! This promotion is already very strong in my opinion, but don't worry, keep reading, there are more cost-effective ones below.

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According to my experience, 1 core 2G is just a basic model after all, and most enterprises will not stop at the basic model when going to the cloud, so in fact, the 2 core 4G product has received more attention. In this price range, Alibaba Cloud sells it for 1,090 yuan, while Huawei Cloud sells it for only 657.18 yuan! I further studied and found that although Alibaba Cloud's 6-person group purchase price for this product is only 545 yuan, it is only for new users to buy for the first time and only 1 unit is available for the entire site, which is not inclusive. Huawei Cloud is much more generous in comparison. You can buy 10 units in the promotion area, and the flash sale area is not limited to new and old users. You can buy 1 unit of each model. I don't need to say which one is more cost-effective!

Renewal discount: Huawei Cloud threshold *** discount***, Tencent Cloud has the longest duration

Let's take a look at the renewal discounts. After some research, I found that there are many tricks involved!

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In terms of the duration of the discount, Alibaba Cloud has the shortest promotion period (October 22nd to November 11th), followed by Huawei Cloud (October 15th to November 20th), and the longest is Tencent Cloud (October 22nd to November 30th). In other words, if you want to choose calmly, choose Huawei Cloud and Tencent Cloud!

Judging from the strength of the promotion, the three major companies have chosen full-reduction discounts for renewal users. Alibaba Cloud basically offers a 10% discount, such as 100 off for purchases over 1,000, and 600 off for purchases over 6,000. In comparison, Tencent Cloud has a lower threshold and a slightly stronger strength, such as 50 off for purchases over 500, and 1,000 off for purchases over 5,000. Huawei Cloud is the most worthy of praise in this regard. The editor found that only Huawei Cloud's voucher discount is the highest, the threshold is the highest, and the coverage is the highest. For example, the full-reduction discount starts at 300, 30 off for purchases over 300, 200 off for purchases over 1,000, and 1,250 off for purchases over 5,000. For corporate users, this is really a real discount! The editor strongly recommends it!

Huawei Cloud is the most generous prize winner

Since we are a professional media, how can we be satisfied with just the new user and renewal discounts of the three major manufacturers? So we carefully studied the 11.11 activities of the three major manufacturers and found that there are quite a few exciting user activities among them! We listed the three major activities that everyone cares about most for comparison.

Comparison of new purchases with other cloud products: Alibaba Cloud still follows the 10% gift rule, such as a cloud product worth 1,000 yuan for purchases over 10,000 yuan, and a cloud product worth 3,000 yuan for purchases over 30,000 yuan. The optional products are concentrated in the fields of database, storage, network, enterprise application, mobile application package, and artificial intelligence. All users who purchase or upgrade prepaid cloud products for a year or less can redeem them after November 19.

Tencent Cloud currently has no relevant promotional information.

Huawei Cloud has a very strong promotion in this section. For 0 yuan, you can get cloud monitoring services, host security services, and Huawei Cloud Academy micro-certification. For more than 500 yuan, you can get cloud monitoring services, host security services, Huawei Cloud Academy micro-certification, 2000-1200 coupons, etc. As long as the user purchases a new cloud server, it can be redeemed immediately.

The editor found that although both products are free, Huawei Cloud vouchers cover more than 100 products, while Alibaba Cloud only covers 15 products. Huawei Cloud has a richer variety and a lower threshold.

Comparison of physical gifts for consumption: Huawei Cloud has an overwhelming victory in this event. The new internet celebrity Mate20, tablet, P20, and noise-cancelling headphones are all given away! There is no other way, because Huawei has a long product line and dominates both the consumer and corporate markets. The rich are willful in giving gifts! The gifts given by Alibaba Cloud are a bit "careless". You know, the highest gift, the iPhone 6s, is a product from four years ago, and the Xgimi projector and Meizu Bluetooth headphones are also a little lacking in sincerity.

Comparison of consumer lottery: Alibaba Cloud lottery starts at 99 yuan, and the prizes include iPhone XS, Xiaomi drones, and kindle, which are still very attractive to young people. Huawei Cloud only needs 1 yuan to participate in the lottery, and the prizes include Mate20, tablet, Mate20 preferential purchase code, Vmall voucher, Huawei Cloud voucher. The key is that Huawei Cloud can draw a prize once a day, and there is a high chance of getting a personal gift! Although the lottery depends on luck, everyone wants luck to come to them. If you are interested in any prize, you might as well try your luck! The editor will give you a lucky koi!

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