While ENKI uses the same underlying software to manage your Virtual Private Data Center, it is hosted in a larger Grid (array of servers) which is shared with our other customers.  ENKI has taken steps to make this grid operate at even higher levels of speed and reliability than an AppLogic grid deployed to 4 generic servers, as well as provisioning high-speed network-attached storage so that you aren't limited to the storage available in your grid servers.  Because of the shared environment, you aren't paying for a fixed number of servers or a standby server, which allows you to scale your resource consumption from 0.1 server up to tens of servers while only paying for the resources you use.  The chart below details the differences between ENKI and other AppLogic Grid providers. 

	Other AppLogic Grid Provider	ENKI Computing Utility
Cost	You pay for the number of servers you lease, whether you use them or not.  Per-server cost depends on server capability (RAM, CPU)  You pay for the extra standby server needed to provide failover capability.	ENKI charges based on resources used.  Our charges are similar on a per-server basis to other AppLogic providers.  However, you do not pay for server resources you are not using, for the failover server, or for unused extra RAM and CPU in our high-end servers, often resulting in significant savings.
Billing	Grid is typically provided for a fixed amount on a one-year contract, billed in advance or paid on a monthly payment plan at higher cost.	Because ENKI charges based on resources used each month, our contracts only require a minimum usage committment, with one month paid in advance.  Your monthly bill will depend on your actual usage.
Reliability	Full AppLogic automatic restart on hardware failure.  No guarantee or SLA.  You are responsible for administering your Grid, so they have problems providing an SLA because you could bring your own grid down.  You control planned downtime.	Full AppLogic automatic restart on hardware failure, with ENKI-proprietary reliability enhancements. 10x money-back guarantee for unplanned outages exceeding AppLogic's 15-minute max restart time, which comes to approximately 3.5 nines of reliability per year.
Speed	Depends on what kind of hardware you order for your Grid.   Some providers use a 100mb/s frontside network which can restrict performance.  Speed depends on the limitations of the hardware you have leased.	ENKI provisions your VPDC in muscular 4 or 8-core servers with 16GB of RAM or more, so you have headroom to grow your Appliances as necessary.  1Gb/sec frontside network for best performance.
Security	Security is up to you.  You can achieve good security by installing your own software firewall.	Active Intrusion Detection/ Intrusion Prevention hardware firewalls with antivirus available to protect against hacking, viruses and DOS attacks.
Administration	You must learn AppLogic configuration and maintenance  skills.  As a result, you can configure your own instances (Appliances) and VPDC architecture, but you are responsible for any errors or problems caused by mistakes.	You define instance (Appliance) configurations and VPDC architecture, which we set up for you.  We do all AppLogic administration for you  - you have full root access to your instances.  We optimize your VPDCs for performance and resource usage.
Persistence	AppLogic guarantees application and data persistence.	AppLogic guarantees application and data persistence.  ENKI offers backup services to protect against accidental or intentional deletion.
Granularity	Fine-grained instance resource allocation granularity in 0.01 CPU / 1MB RAM increments, but pricing is based on  number of servers leased.	Fine-grained instance resource allocation granularity in 0.01 CPU / 1MB RAM increments.  Pricing based on total RAM and CPU used allows you to save money by combining requirements from high-RAM and high-CPU instances.
Storage	Storage is allocated within the AppLogic grid resulting in potential performance and scaling problems.	Network-attached storage is available to support applications requiring  high-speed or high-volume data access.
Observability/ Controllability	You provide your own monitoring.	ENKI offers enterprise-grade monitoring at the application and server levels.
Locality	AppLogic providers always know where your Grid is located.	AppLogic providers always know where your Grid is located.
Bandwidth Pricing	Bandwidth is priced in chunks.  If you don't use the entire chunk, you still pay for it, so effective pricing is higher than you think.	ENKI charges only the max of input and output bandwidth actually used.
Bandwidth Quality	No specification.	ENKI's data centers are located at carrier meet-me points such as MAE West, with carefully selected carrier mix to ensure minimum ping and transit times.
Deployment and Management	You figure out how to deploy and manage your application.  You have to understand AppLogic's architecture to get the most of your deployment.	ENKI's experienced staff of IT professionals deploys  your application in a virtual data center of your design, with full management available.
Vendor Lock-In	Running applications including an entire VPDC can be moved to another AppLogic-based partner's data center with a single command.	Running applications including an entire VPDC can be moved to another AppLogic-based partner's data center with a single command.
Support	Check your vendor.  Many vendors only offer web-based support requests, resulting in potential delays and miscommunication.	You call the phone and we answer, with guaranteed service response times (not included with ENKI VPS services.)
Intended Audience	Those wishing to provide their own cloud computing service. Do-it-yourself IT professionals,  organizations that have capable IT personnel with free time, organizations that want hands-on management of their Grid.	Those wishing to lease cloud computing services from  a vendor forcused on  operations excellence. Organizations requiring enterprise-grade guaranteed service levels without staffing investment, wishing to take advantage of ENKI's extensive data center design expertise.