IaaS / Compute

Cloud & Infrastructure / Compute & Platforms

IaaS / Compute

Compute, storage, and networking delivered as a metered service — virtual machines, bare-metal servers, GPU instances, Kubernetes clusters — instead of buying and racking your own hardware. Pay for what you use, scale up or down on demand, no hardware procurement cycle.

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57
providers vetted

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uptime SLAs available

3–4
shortlist candidates

$0
cost for our guidance

When should you be evaluating IaaS / Compute?

Rubber Duck has worked extensively with our IaaS / Compute providers to understand where they have seen the most success and the biggest ROI for clients adopting the solution. Here is what the data reflects.

  • You’re standing up a new application and don’t want to wait 6 weeks for a hardware purchase
  • You have variable or seasonal workloads where on-demand scaling beats fixed capacity
  • You need GPU compute for AI/ML workloads without a $100k+ capital outlay
  • You’re moving to a cloud-native architecture and want infrastructure as code
  • Your data center lease is up for renewal and the math now favors cloud over on-prem for most of your workloads

What you actually get with IaaS

Hosted compute quotes hide their real costs in egress, IOPS tiers, and support plans. This is the full picture we assemble before you commit.

Right-sized compute baseline

CPU, RAM, and storage profiles built from your actual utilization data — not list-price T-shirt sizes.

Egress and bandwidth modeling

Data-transfer costs projected against your real traffic patterns — the line item that sinks most cloud bills.

Compliance-ready facilities

SOC 2, HIPAA, PCI, and FedRAMP-aligned options mapped to your specific audit requirements.

Migration and onboarding plan

Wave-based workload moves with named engineering owners on the provider side and rollback gates per wave.

DR and backup pairing

Replication targets and RPO / RTO options quoted alongside primary compute, not bolted on later.

Pricing benchmark and redlines

3-4 finalist quotes normalized to identical units, with redlines on renewal escalators and egress.

40+

TierPoint data centers across 30 US markets

300+

Digital Realty facilities in 50+ metros worldwide

18+

owned 365 Data Centers sites in secondary markets

24/7

managed operations on every shortlisted platform

Figures as published by the named providers or typical of advisor-led procurements; verify current specifications during evaluation.

Providers delivering IaaS & compute

Every provider below has been vetted for platform reliability, pricing transparency, and post-sale accountability. Want the three best fits for your workloads? That’s one conversation.

17 providers with published profiles shown — every logo links to the partner’s full profile, including products, certifications, and coverage.

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Products & platforms

Deep-dives on the specific platforms our partners deliver in this category.

TierPoint

Managed cloud + colocation across 40+ US data centers

  • Colocation, managed cloud, and DRaaS under one provider
  • Strong mid-tier metro presence for latency and data-residency needs
  • Active investment in AI and HPC-ready facilities
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11:11 Systems

11:11 Cloud infrastructure + recovery platform

  • Purpose-built cloud infrastructure with integrated backup and DR
  • Veeam-powered recovery portfolio for cyber resilience
  • Managed security and connectivity under the same roof
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RapidScale

Managed public + private cloud (a Cox Business company)

  • Managed AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud plus dedicated private cloud
  • CloudDesktop DaaS and managed security in the same portfolio
  • Migration and professional services included in engagement scope
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Proof in the field

Shortlist the right IaaS provider in one conversation

57 vetted options, three that fit you, zero cost for the guidance. Bring your questions.

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The Process

How your IaaS / Compute engagement runs

The same disciplined path every time — so you always know what happens next and who is accountable for it.

1

Day 1

Assess

We map your environment, contracts, and goals. No pitch — an honest read on where you stand and what it should cost.

2

Week 1

Shortlist

You get 3–4 fits from 475 vetted providers, with the reasoning attached — capabilities, pricing leverage, trade-offs.

3

Weeks 2–3

Evaluate

We run the demos, reference checks, and side-by-side pricing benchmarks so your team doesn't have to.

4

Weeks 3–4

Negotiate

Terms, SLAs, and pricing negotiated with portfolio-level leverage — anchored to real market rates, not list price.

5

Ongoing

Manage

We oversee implementation and stay your escalation point for the life of the service, through every renewal.

Typical timeline for mid-market engagements. Complex builds — colocation, dark fiber, custom AI deployments — carry longer evaluation and delivery windows, and we set that expectation on day one.

The Economics

Why source IaaS / Compute through Rubber Duck

No retainers, no hourly billing, no markup on your contract. Here is how that works:

Same or better pricing

Your contract is signed directly with the provider at rates we benchmark against comparable deals — you pay the same or less than going direct.

$0 advisory fee

Providers fund our advisory through their partner programs, and every provider compensates us the same way — so recommendations are based on fit, never commission.

One escalation point

After go-live we stay accountable: implementation oversight, billing disputes, outage escalations, and renewal strategy all route through your advisor.

Common Questions

What buyers ask before their first call

Does the guidance really cost nothing?

Yes. Our advisory is supplier-funded: providers pay us through the same partner programs they fund for all technology advisors, and every provider compensates us the same way. You pay the provider directly, at rates we benchmark — the same or less than going direct.

How are you different from a reseller or an MSP?

We don't carry inventory, quotas, or a house brand to protect. A reseller earns more when you buy what they stock; we earn the same regardless of which vetted provider you choose — so the recommendation is driven by fit. Where a managed service is the right answer, we source and oversee it rather than sell you our own.

Do we keep a direct relationship with the provider?

Yes. Your contract, billing, and SLAs sit directly with the provider you select. We sit on your side of that relationship — running the evaluation and negotiation up front, then acting as your escalation point after go-live.

What if we're already under contract?

That's the most common starting point. We benchmark your current rates now, flag billing errors worth disputing immediately, and build the renegotiation plan around your renewal window — including co-terming services so future decisions happen on your schedule, not the vendors'.

How fast do we get to a shortlist?

For most categories you'll have a reasoned shortlist of three or four providers within a week of the first assessment call. Complex infrastructure — colocation, dark fiber, large contact-center builds — takes longer, and we tell you that up front.