Cloudspecs: Cloud Hardware Evolution Through the Looking Glass
Summary: 2015–2025 longitudinal study of cloud instances (AWS-focused, cross-cloud/on‑prem comparisons) shows network bandwidth per dollar up ≈10×, modest CPU/DRAM gains, and NVMe throughput stalled since 2016. Smaller clouds are up to 5× cheaper, reshaping cost/perf bottlenecks; includes an interactive exploration tool. (summarized by gpt-5-mini on Feb 09 2026)
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Authors
- 1. Till Steinert (Technical University of Munich)
- 2. Maximilian Kuschewski (Technical University of Munich)
- 3. Viktor Leis (Technical University of Munich)
BibTeX Citation
@inproceedings{steinert_cidr26,
address = {Amsterdam, Netherlands},
series = {{CIDR} '26},
title = {{Cloudspecs: Cloud Hardware Evolution Through the Looking Glass}},
booktitle = {Proceedings of the {Conference} on {Innovative} {Data} {Systems} {Research}},
author = {Steinert, Till and Kuschewski, Maximilian and Leis, Viktor},
year = {2026}
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