Features

SmartOS SmartMachine Features

                                                                                                                                                           
PerformanceUp to 14x faster Disk I/O than AWS EC2
Up to 5x faster CPU performance than AWS EC2
Up to 3x faster Memory I/O than AWS EC2
ScalingDynamic, real-time scaling up to 16 CPUs. Vertically resize your machine (including memory) without an interruption or reboot.
OSJoyent SmartOS pre-loaded and kernel maintained
SecurityUltra-secure network with full VNIC control powered by Crossbow
ReliabilityCarrier-grade, running on top of ZFS
Miscellaneous100% availability SLA for OS, hardware, and networking
Public/Private IP addresses
Intelligent data caching
20 TB Monthly Bandwidth per account
Developer Friendly Packages

SmartOS CPU Bursting

                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
SizeDedicatedBurstable
Small 1GB1 core2 cores
Medium 2GB1 core4 cores
Medium 4GB1 core8 cores
Large 8GB2 cores8 cores
XL 16GB3 cores8 cores
XXL 32GB4 cores10 cores
XXXL 48GB8 cores12 cores
XXXXL 64GB12 cores14 cores
Dedicated 80GB15 cores16 cores

Linux and Windows SmartMachine Features

                                                                                                             
PerformanceUp to 3x the Disk I/O of Amazon Web Services EC2
Up to 5x the CPU performance of Amazon Web Services EC2
Up to 4x the Memory I/O of Amazon Web Services EC2
ScalingHorizontally scale via user interface or Public API
SecurityControl your network stack via IP Filter lockdown
ReliabilityCarrier-grade, running on top of ZFS
Miscellaneous20 TB Monthly Bandwidth per account
100% availability SLA for hardware and networking