The latest articles on DEV Community by ProvisioningIQ - appswireless (@biz_dev_5bfcf2eb4cb185fe9). https://dev.to/biz_dev_5bfcf2eb4cb185fe9 https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F3883070%2F48577096-49b8-474d-99bf-9d5dc9cd79d9.png https://dev.to/biz_dev_5bfcf2eb4cb185fe9 en ProvisioningIQ - appswireless Thu, 10 Sep 2026 18:00:04 +0000 https://dev.to/biz_dev_5bfcf2eb4cb185fe9/managed-postgres-databases-across-aws-azure-gcp-weekly-benchmarks-for-sep-03-sep-09-2026-3pgg https://dev.to/biz_dev_5bfcf2eb4cb185fe9/managed-postgres-databases-across-aws-azure-gcp-weekly-benchmarks-for-sep-03-sep-09-2026-3pgg <h2> 🗄️ Managed Postgres Databases — Weekly Provisioning Benchmarks </h2> <p><strong>Window:</strong> Sep 03 – Sep 09, 2026 | <strong>Total runs:</strong> 188</p> <p>AWS eu-north-1 led managed postgres databases provisioning this week at p50 5m 11s.</p> <h2> At a glance </h2> <div class="table-wrapper-paragraph"><table> <thead> <tr> <th>Cloud</th> <th>p50</th> <th>p95</th> <th>Reliability</th> <th>Runs</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td><strong>AWS</strong></td> <td>5m 17s</td> <td>5m 38s</td> <td>100.0%</td> <td>62</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>Azure</strong></td> <td>5m 38s</td> <td>6m 38s</td> <td>98.4%</td> <td>63</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>GCP</strong></td> <td>9m 06s</td> <td>11m 20s</td> <td>98.4%</td> <td>63</td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div> <h2> What changed this week </h2> <ul> <li>▲ Azure northeurope: reliability 100.0% (was 90.5%, Δ +9.5 pp)</li> </ul> <h2> Regional detail </h2> <h3> AWS </h3> <div class="table-wrapper-paragraph"><table> <thead> <tr> <th>Region</th> <th>p50</th> <th>p95</th> <th>Reliability</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td><code>eu-north-1</code></td> <td>5m 11s</td> <td>5m 31s</td> <td>100.0%</td> </tr> <tr> <td><code>us-east-1</code></td> <td>5m 27s</td> <td>5m 40s</td> <td>100.0%</td> </tr> <tr> <td><code>us-west-2</code></td> <td>5m 18s</td> <td>5m 28s</td> <td>100.0%</td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div> <h3> Azure </h3> <div class="table-wrapper-paragraph"><table> <thead> <tr> <th>Region</th> <th>p50</th> <th>p95</th> <th>Reliability</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td><code>eastus2</code></td> <td>5m 37s</td> <td>6m 46s</td> <td>95.2%</td> </tr> <tr> <td><code>northeurope</code></td> <td>5m 39s</td> <td>5m 42s</td> <td>100.0%</td> </tr> <tr> <td><code>westus2</code></td> <td>5m 36s</td> <td>5m 41s</td> <td>100.0%</td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div> <h3> GCP </h3> <div class="table-wrapper-paragraph"><table> <thead> <tr> <th>Region</th> <th>p50</th> <th>p95</th> <th>Reliability</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td><code>europe-north1</code></td> <td>9m 47s</td> <td>11m 42s</td> <td>100.0%</td> </tr> <tr> <td><code>us-east1</code></td> <td>8m 44s</td> <td>10m 47s</td> <td>95.2%</td> </tr> <tr> <td><code>us-west2</code></td> <td>9m 26s</td> <td>10m 41s</td> <td>100.0%</td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div> <h2> Methodology </h2> <p>Managed Postgres instance provisioning, measured from create-DB API call to the database accepting a connection. Includes teardown timing for completeness.</p> <p>All data is collected via <a href="https://piq.appswireless.com/dashboard" rel="noopener noreferrer">ProvisioningIQ</a> — a continuous benchmarking platform that runs synthetic provisioning tests and publishes the results. No estimates, no vendor data; every number above came from a real provisioning attempt.</p> cloud postgres database aws ProvisioningIQ - appswireless Tue, 08 Sep 2026 18:00:03 +0000 https://dev.to/biz_dev_5bfcf2eb4cb185fe9/serverless-containers-across-aws-azure-gcp-weekly-benchmarks-for-sep-01-sep-07-2026-3o1g https://dev.to/biz_dev_5bfcf2eb4cb185fe9/serverless-containers-across-aws-azure-gcp-weekly-benchmarks-for-sep-01-sep-07-2026-3o1g <h2> 🐳 Serverless Containers — Weekly Provisioning Benchmarks </h2> <p><strong>Window:</strong> Sep 01 – Sep 07, 2026 | <strong>Total runs:</strong> 189</p> <p>GCP us-west2 led serverless containers provisioning this week at p50 9.9s.</p> <h2> At a glance </h2> <div class="table-wrapper-paragraph"><table> <thead> <tr> <th>Cloud</th> <th>p50</th> <th>p95</th> <th>Reliability</th> <th>Runs</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td><strong>AWS</strong></td> <td>20.3s</td> <td>31.4s</td> <td>100.0%</td> <td>63</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>Azure</strong></td> <td>1m 24s</td> <td>2m 17s</td> <td>100.0%</td> <td>63</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>GCP</strong></td> <td>11.3s</td> <td>13.9s</td> <td>100.0%</td> <td>63</td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div> <h2> Regional detail </h2> <h3> AWS </h3> <div class="table-wrapper-paragraph"><table> <thead> <tr> <th>Region</th> <th>p50</th> <th>p95</th> <th>Reliability</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td><code>eu-north-1</code></td> <td>20.3s</td> <td>22.5s</td> <td>100.0%</td> </tr> <tr> <td><code>us-east-1</code></td> <td>18.2s</td> <td>49.0s</td> <td>100.0%</td> </tr> <tr> <td><code>us-west-2</code></td> <td>21.9s</td> <td>28.1s</td> <td>100.0%</td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div> <h3> Azure </h3> <div class="table-wrapper-paragraph"><table> <thead> <tr> <th>Region</th> <th>p50</th> <th>p95</th> <th>Reliability</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td><code>eastus</code></td> <td>1m 32s</td> <td>2m 10s</td> <td>100.0%</td> </tr> <tr> <td><code>northeurope</code></td> <td>1m 23s</td> <td>2m 17s</td> <td>100.0%</td> </tr> <tr> <td><code>westus2</code></td> <td>1m 21s</td> <td>2m 07s</td> <td>100.0%</td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div> <h3> GCP </h3> <div class="table-wrapper-paragraph"><table> <thead> <tr> <th>Region</th> <th>p50</th> <th>p95</th> <th>Reliability</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td><code>europe-north1</code></td> <td>12.2s</td> <td>13.7s</td> <td>100.0%</td> </tr> <tr> <td><code>us-east1</code></td> <td>11.2s</td> <td>18.7s</td> <td>100.0%</td> </tr> <tr> <td><code>us-west2</code></td> <td>9.9s</td> <td>11.3s</td> <td>100.0%</td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div> <h2> Methodology </h2> <p>Cold-start serverless container deployments measured from API submit to a successful HTTP probe. Tests run continuously across multiple regions per provider.</p> <p>All data is collected via <a href="https://piq.appswireless.com/dashboard" rel="noopener noreferrer">ProvisioningIQ</a> — a continuous benchmarking platform that runs synthetic provisioning tests and publishes the results. No estimates, no vendor data; every number above came from a real provisioning attempt.</p> cloud serverless aws devops ProvisioningIQ - appswireless Sun, 06 Sep 2026 18:00:04 +0000 https://dev.to/biz_dev_5bfcf2eb4cb185fe9/virtual-machines-across-aws-azure-gcp-weekly-benchmarks-for-aug-30-sep-05-2026-28ei https://dev.to/biz_dev_5bfcf2eb4cb185fe9/virtual-machines-across-aws-azure-gcp-weekly-benchmarks-for-aug-30-sep-05-2026-28ei <h2> 🖥️ Virtual Machines — Weekly Provisioning Benchmarks </h2> <p><strong>Window:</strong> Aug 30 – Sep 05, 2026 | <strong>Total runs:</strong> 126</p> <p>AWS eu-north-1 led virtual machines provisioning this week at p50 39.0s.</p> <h2> At a glance </h2> <div class="table-wrapper-paragraph"><table> <thead> <tr> <th>Cloud</th> <th>p50</th> <th>p95</th> <th>Reliability</th> <th>Runs</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td><strong>AWS</strong></td> <td>39.1s</td> <td>48.5s</td> <td>100.0%</td> <td>63</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>GCP</strong></td> <td>2m 51s</td> <td>3m 47s</td> <td>100.0%</td> <td>63</td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div> <h2> Regional detail </h2> <h3> AWS </h3> <div class="table-wrapper-paragraph"><table> <thead> <tr> <th>Region</th> <th>p50</th> <th>p95</th> <th>Reliability</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td><code>eu-north-1</code></td> <td>39.0s</td> <td>40.2s</td> <td>100.0%</td> </tr> <tr> <td><code>us-east-1</code></td> <td>40.4s</td> <td>1m 11s</td> <td>100.0%</td> </tr> <tr> <td><code>us-west-2</code></td> <td>39.1s</td> <td>48.5s</td> <td>100.0%</td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div> <h3> GCP </h3> <div class="table-wrapper-paragraph"><table> <thead> <tr> <th>Region</th> <th>p50</th> <th>p95</th> <th>Reliability</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td><code>europe-north1</code></td> <td>2m 34s</td> <td>4m 16s</td> <td>100.0%</td> </tr> <tr> <td><code>us-east1</code></td> <td>2m 56s</td> <td>3m 45s</td> <td>100.0%</td> </tr> <tr> <td><code>us-west2</code></td> <td>2m 51s</td> <td>3m 24s</td> <td>100.0%</td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div> <h2> Methodology </h2> <p>Synthetic Linux VM provisioning tests with public IP allocation, run continuously across multiple regions. Measured latency is wall-clock time from API request to a successful TCP probe on port 22.</p> <p>All data is collected via <a href="https://piq.appswireless.com/dashboard" rel="noopener noreferrer">ProvisioningIQ</a> — a continuous benchmarking platform that runs synthetic provisioning tests and publishes the results. No estimates, no vendor data; every number above came from a real provisioning attempt.</p> cloud aws azure devops ProvisioningIQ - appswireless Thu, 03 Sep 2026 18:00:04 +0000 https://dev.to/biz_dev_5bfcf2eb4cb185fe9/managed-postgres-databases-across-aws-azure-gcp-weekly-benchmarks-for-aug-27-sep-02-2026-33je https://dev.to/biz_dev_5bfcf2eb4cb185fe9/managed-postgres-databases-across-aws-azure-gcp-weekly-benchmarks-for-aug-27-sep-02-2026-33je <h2> 🗄️ Managed Postgres Databases — Weekly Provisioning Benchmarks </h2> <p><strong>Window:</strong> Aug 27 – Sep 02, 2026 | <strong>Total runs:</strong> 189</p> <p>Azure northeurope had a rough week for managed postgres databases — reliability dropped 9.5 points to 90.5%.</p> <h2> At a glance </h2> <div class="table-wrapper-paragraph"><table> <thead> <tr> <th>Cloud</th> <th>p50</th> <th>p95</th> <th>Reliability</th> <th>Runs</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td><strong>AWS</strong></td> <td>5m 17s</td> <td>5m 47s</td> <td>100.0%</td> <td>63</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>Azure</strong></td> <td>5m 37s</td> <td>6m 35s</td> <td>95.2%</td> <td>63</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>GCP</strong></td> <td>8m 46s</td> <td>11m 07s</td> <td>100.0%</td> <td>63</td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div> <h2> What changed this week </h2> <ul> <li>▼ Azure northeurope: reliability 90.5% (was 100.0%, Δ -9.5 pp)</li> </ul> <h2> Regional detail </h2> <h3> AWS </h3> <div class="table-wrapper-paragraph"><table> <thead> <tr> <th>Region</th> <th>p50</th> <th>p95</th> <th>Reliability</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td><code>eu-north-1</code></td> <td>5m 12s</td> <td>5m 22s</td> <td>100.0%</td> </tr> <tr> <td><code>us-east-1</code></td> <td>5m 18s</td> <td>5m 48s</td> <td>100.0%</td> </tr> <tr> <td><code>us-west-2</code></td> <td>5m 18s</td> <td>5m 38s</td> <td>100.0%</td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div> <h3> Azure </h3> <div class="table-wrapper-paragraph"><table> <thead> <tr> <th>Region</th> <th>p50</th> <th>p95</th> <th>Reliability</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td><code>eastus2</code></td> <td>5m 36s</td> <td>6m 35s</td> <td>95.2%</td> </tr> <tr> <td><code>northeurope</code></td> <td>5m 38s</td> <td>5m 43s</td> <td>90.5%</td> </tr> <tr> <td><code>westus2</code></td> <td>5m 36s</td> <td>6m 36s</td> <td>100.0%</td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div> <h3> GCP </h3> <div class="table-wrapper-paragraph"><table> <thead> <tr> <th>Region</th> <th>p50</th> <th>p95</th> <th>Reliability</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td><code>europe-north1</code></td> <td>8m 36s</td> <td>11m 14s</td> <td>100.0%</td> </tr> <tr> <td><code>us-east1</code></td> <td>8m 54s</td> <td>9m 56s</td> <td>100.0%</td> </tr> <tr> <td><code>us-west2</code></td> <td>8m 47s</td> <td>11m 08s</td> <td>100.0%</td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div> <h2> Methodology </h2> <p>Managed Postgres instance provisioning, measured from create-DB API call to the database accepting a connection. Includes teardown timing for completeness.</p> <p>All data is collected via <a href="https://piq.appswireless.com/dashboard" rel="noopener noreferrer">ProvisioningIQ</a> — a continuous benchmarking platform that runs synthetic provisioning tests and publishes the results. No estimates, no vendor data; every number above came from a real provisioning attempt.</p> cloud postgres database aws ProvisioningIQ - appswireless Tue, 01 Sep 2026 18:00:04 +0000 https://dev.to/biz_dev_5bfcf2eb4cb185fe9/serverless-containers-across-aws-azure-gcp-weekly-benchmarks-for-aug-25-aug-31-2026-1opj https://dev.to/biz_dev_5bfcf2eb4cb185fe9/serverless-containers-across-aws-azure-gcp-weekly-benchmarks-for-aug-25-aug-31-2026-1opj <h2> 🐳 Serverless Containers — Weekly Provisioning Benchmarks </h2> <p><strong>Window:</strong> Aug 25 – Aug 31, 2026 | <strong>Total runs:</strong> 207</p> <p>GCP us-west2 led serverless containers provisioning this week at p50 10.2s.</p> <h2> At a glance </h2> <div class="table-wrapper-paragraph"><table> <thead> <tr> <th>Cloud</th> <th>p50</th> <th>p95</th> <th>Reliability</th> <th>Runs</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td><strong>AWS</strong></td> <td>20.1s</td> <td>24.3s</td> <td>100.0%</td> <td>69</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>Azure</strong></td> <td>1m 23s</td> <td>2m 32s</td> <td>100.0%</td> <td>69</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>GCP</strong></td> <td>11.3s</td> <td>17.0s</td> <td>100.0%</td> <td>69</td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div> <h2> Regional detail </h2> <h3> AWS </h3> <div class="table-wrapper-paragraph"><table> <thead> <tr> <th>Region</th> <th>p50</th> <th>p95</th> <th>Reliability</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td><code>eu-north-1</code></td> <td>20.2s</td> <td>24.4s</td> <td>100.0%</td> </tr> <tr> <td><code>us-east-1</code></td> <td>17.1s</td> <td>22.2s</td> <td>100.0%</td> </tr> <tr> <td><code>us-west-2</code></td> <td>20.9s</td> <td>23.7s</td> <td>100.0%</td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div> <h3> Azure </h3> <div class="table-wrapper-paragraph"><table> <thead> <tr> <th>Region</th> <th>p50</th> <th>p95</th> <th>Reliability</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td><code>eastus</code></td> <td>1m 25s</td> <td>3m 06s</td> <td>100.0%</td> </tr> <tr> <td><code>northeurope</code></td> <td>1m 20s</td> <td>1m 58s</td> <td>100.0%</td> </tr> <tr> <td><code>westus2</code></td> <td>1m 26s</td> <td>2m 05s</td> <td>100.0%</td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div> <h3> GCP </h3> <div class="table-wrapper-paragraph"><table> <thead> <tr> <th>Region</th> <th>p50</th> <th>p95</th> <th>Reliability</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td><code>europe-north1</code></td> <td>12.1s</td> <td>13.1s</td> <td>100.0%</td> </tr> <tr> <td><code>us-east1</code></td> <td>10.7s</td> <td>18.9s</td> <td>100.0%</td> </tr> <tr> <td><code>us-west2</code></td> <td>10.2s</td> <td>11.3s</td> <td>100.0%</td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div> <h2> Methodology </h2> <p>Cold-start serverless container deployments measured from API submit to a successful HTTP probe. Tests run continuously across multiple regions per provider.</p> <p>All data is collected via <a href="https://piq.appswireless.com/dashboard" rel="noopener noreferrer">ProvisioningIQ</a> — a continuous benchmarking platform that runs synthetic provisioning tests and publishes the results. No estimates, no vendor data; every number above came from a real provisioning attempt.</p> cloud serverless aws devops ProvisioningIQ - appswireless Sun, 30 Aug 2026 18:00:04 +0000 https://dev.to/biz_dev_5bfcf2eb4cb185fe9/virtual-machines-across-aws-azure-gcp-weekly-benchmarks-for-aug-23-aug-29-2026-c4i https://dev.to/biz_dev_5bfcf2eb4cb185fe9/virtual-machines-across-aws-azure-gcp-weekly-benchmarks-for-aug-23-aug-29-2026-c4i <h2> 🖥️ Virtual Machines — Weekly Provisioning Benchmarks </h2> <p><strong>Window:</strong> Aug 23 – Aug 29, 2026 | <strong>Total runs:</strong> 138</p> <p>AWS eu-north-1 led virtual machines provisioning this week at p50 38.1s.</p> <h2> At a glance </h2> <div class="table-wrapper-paragraph"><table> <thead> <tr> <th>Cloud</th> <th>p50</th> <th>p95</th> <th>Reliability</th> <th>Runs</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td><strong>AWS</strong></td> <td>38.9s</td> <td>42.4s</td> <td>100.0%</td> <td>69</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>GCP</strong></td> <td>2m 34s</td> <td>3m 59s</td> <td>100.0%</td> <td>69</td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div> <h2> Regional detail </h2> <h3> AWS </h3> <div class="table-wrapper-paragraph"><table> <thead> <tr> <th>Region</th> <th>p50</th> <th>p95</th> <th>Reliability</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td><code>eu-north-1</code></td> <td>38.1s</td> <td>40.4s</td> <td>100.0%</td> </tr> <tr> <td><code>us-east-1</code></td> <td>39.1s</td> <td>40.6s</td> <td>100.0%</td> </tr> <tr> <td><code>us-west-2</code></td> <td>39.1s</td> <td>44.3s</td> <td>100.0%</td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div> <h3> GCP </h3> <div class="table-wrapper-paragraph"><table> <thead> <tr> <th>Region</th> <th>p50</th> <th>p95</th> <th>Reliability</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td><code>europe-north1</code></td> <td>2m 25s</td> <td>3m 59s</td> <td>100.0%</td> </tr> <tr> <td><code>us-east1</code></td> <td>3m 10s</td> <td>4m 34s</td> <td>100.0%</td> </tr> <tr> <td><code>us-west2</code></td> <td>2m 29s</td> <td>3m 16s</td> <td>100.0%</td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div> <h2> Methodology </h2> <p>Synthetic Linux VM provisioning tests with public IP allocation, run continuously across multiple regions. Measured latency is wall-clock time from API request to a successful TCP probe on port 22.</p> <p>All data is collected via <a href="https://piq.appswireless.com/dashboard" rel="noopener noreferrer">ProvisioningIQ</a> — a continuous benchmarking platform that runs synthetic provisioning tests and publishes the results. No estimates, no vendor data; every number above came from a real provisioning attempt.</p> cloud aws azure devops ProvisioningIQ - appswireless Thu, 27 Aug 2026 18:00:04 +0000 https://dev.to/biz_dev_5bfcf2eb4cb185fe9/managed-postgres-databases-across-aws-azure-gcp-weekly-benchmarks-for-aug-20-aug-26-2026-24cb https://dev.to/biz_dev_5bfcf2eb4cb185fe9/managed-postgres-databases-across-aws-azure-gcp-weekly-benchmarks-for-aug-20-aug-26-2026-24cb <h2> 🗄️ Managed Postgres Databases — Weekly Provisioning Benchmarks </h2> <p><strong>Window:</strong> Aug 20 – Aug 26, 2026 | <strong>Total runs:</strong> 216</p> <p>AWS eu-north-1 led managed postgres databases provisioning this week at p50 5m 12s.</p> <h2> At a glance </h2> <div class="table-wrapper-paragraph"><table> <thead> <tr> <th>Cloud</th> <th>p50</th> <th>p95</th> <th>Reliability</th> <th>Runs</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td><strong>AWS</strong></td> <td>5m 18s</td> <td>5m 48s</td> <td>100.0%</td> <td>72</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>Azure</strong></td> <td>5m 36s</td> <td>5m 47s</td> <td>100.0%</td> <td>72</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>GCP</strong></td> <td>8m 25s</td> <td>9m 56s</td> <td>100.0%</td> <td>72</td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div> <h2> What changed this week </h2> <ul> <li>▲ GCP us-east1: reliability 100.0% (was 90.5%, Δ +9.5 pp)</li> </ul> <h2> Regional detail </h2> <h3> AWS </h3> <div class="table-wrapper-paragraph"><table> <thead> <tr> <th>Region</th> <th>p50</th> <th>p95</th> <th>Reliability</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td><code>eu-north-1</code></td> <td>5m 12s</td> <td>5m 31s</td> <td>100.0%</td> </tr> <tr> <td><code>us-east-1</code></td> <td>5m 19s</td> <td>5m 36s</td> <td>100.0%</td> </tr> <tr> <td><code>us-west-2</code></td> <td>5m 19s</td> <td>5m 56s</td> <td>100.0%</td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div> <h3> Azure </h3> <div class="table-wrapper-paragraph"><table> <thead> <tr> <th>Region</th> <th>p50</th> <th>p95</th> <th>Reliability</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td><code>eastus2</code></td> <td>5m 35s</td> <td>7m 20s</td> <td>100.0%</td> </tr> <tr> <td><code>northeurope</code></td> <td>5m 38s</td> <td>5m 41s</td> <td>100.0%</td> </tr> <tr> <td><code>westus2</code></td> <td>5m 35s</td> <td>5m 39s</td> <td>100.0%</td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div> <h3> GCP </h3> <div class="table-wrapper-paragraph"><table> <thead> <tr> <th>Region</th> <th>p50</th> <th>p95</th> <th>Reliability</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td><code>europe-north1</code></td> <td>8m 15s</td> <td>9m 05s</td> <td>100.0%</td> </tr> <tr> <td><code>us-east1</code></td> <td>9m 10s</td> <td>10m 47s</td> <td>100.0%</td> </tr> <tr> <td><code>us-west2</code></td> <td>7m 55s</td> <td>9m 36s</td> <td>100.0%</td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div> <h2> Methodology </h2> <p>Managed Postgres instance provisioning, measured from create-DB API call to the database accepting a connection. Includes teardown timing for completeness.</p> <p>All data is collected via <a href="https://piq.appswireless.com/dashboard" rel="noopener noreferrer">ProvisioningIQ</a> — a continuous benchmarking platform that runs synthetic provisioning tests and publishes the results. No estimates, no vendor data; every number above came from a real provisioning attempt.</p> cloud postgres database aws ProvisioningIQ - appswireless Tue, 25 Aug 2026 18:00:03 +0000 https://dev.to/biz_dev_5bfcf2eb4cb185fe9/serverless-containers-across-aws-azure-gcp-weekly-benchmarks-for-aug-18-aug-24-2026-4ol2 https://dev.to/biz_dev_5bfcf2eb4cb185fe9/serverless-containers-across-aws-azure-gcp-weekly-benchmarks-for-aug-18-aug-24-2026-4ol2 <h2> 🐳 Serverless Containers — Weekly Provisioning Benchmarks </h2> <p><strong>Window:</strong> Aug 18 – Aug 24, 2026 | <strong>Total runs:</strong> 198</p> <p>GCP us-west2 led serverless containers provisioning this week at p50 10.0s.</p> <h2> At a glance </h2> <div class="table-wrapper-paragraph"><table> <thead> <tr> <th>Cloud</th> <th>p50</th> <th>p95</th> <th>Reliability</th> <th>Runs</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td><strong>AWS</strong></td> <td>20.2s</td> <td>31.0s</td> <td>98.5%</td> <td>66</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>Azure</strong></td> <td>1m 21s</td> <td>2m 33s</td> <td>100.0%</td> <td>66</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>GCP</strong></td> <td>10.8s</td> <td>15.2s</td> <td>100.0%</td> <td>66</td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div> <h2> Regional detail </h2> <h3> AWS </h3> <div class="table-wrapper-paragraph"><table> <thead> <tr> <th>Region</th> <th>p50</th> <th>p95</th> <th>Reliability</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td><code>eu-north-1</code></td> <td>20.3s</td> <td>22.3s</td> <td>95.5%</td> </tr> <tr> <td><code>us-east-1</code></td> <td>18.2s</td> <td>34.5s</td> <td>100.0%</td> </tr> <tr> <td><code>us-west-2</code></td> <td>20.7s</td> <td>29.4s</td> <td>100.0%</td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div> <h3> Azure </h3> <div class="table-wrapper-paragraph"><table> <thead> <tr> <th>Region</th> <th>p50</th> <th>p95</th> <th>Reliability</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td><code>eastus</code></td> <td>1m 23s</td> <td>2m 32s</td> <td>100.0%</td> </tr> <tr> <td><code>northeurope</code></td> <td>1m 23s</td> <td>2m 33s</td> <td>100.0%</td> </tr> <tr> <td><code>westus2</code></td> <td>1m 17s</td> <td>1m 36s</td> <td>100.0%</td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div> <h3> GCP </h3> <div class="table-wrapper-paragraph"><table> <thead> <tr> <th>Region</th> <th>p50</th> <th>p95</th> <th>Reliability</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td><code>europe-north1</code></td> <td>11.5s</td> <td>12.5s</td> <td>100.0%</td> </tr> <tr> <td><code>us-east1</code></td> <td>10.1s</td> <td>19.5s</td> <td>100.0%</td> </tr> <tr> <td><code>us-west2</code></td> <td>10.0s</td> <td>11.2s</td> <td>100.0%</td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div> <h2> Methodology </h2> <p>Cold-start serverless container deployments measured from API submit to a successful HTTP probe. Tests run continuously across multiple regions per provider.</p> <p>All data is collected via <a href="https://piq.appswireless.com/dashboard" rel="noopener noreferrer">ProvisioningIQ</a> — a continuous benchmarking platform that runs synthetic provisioning tests and publishes the results. No estimates, no vendor data; every number above came from a real provisioning attempt.</p> cloud serverless aws devops ProvisioningIQ - appswireless Sun, 23 Aug 2026 18:00:07 +0000 https://dev.to/biz_dev_5bfcf2eb4cb185fe9/virtual-machines-across-aws-azure-gcp-weekly-benchmarks-for-aug-16-aug-22-2026-2n5o https://dev.to/biz_dev_5bfcf2eb4cb185fe9/virtual-machines-across-aws-azure-gcp-weekly-benchmarks-for-aug-16-aug-22-2026-2n5o <h2> 🖥️ Virtual Machines — Weekly Provisioning Benchmarks </h2> <p><strong>Window:</strong> Aug 16 – Aug 22, 2026 | <strong>Total runs:</strong> 177</p> <p>Azure westus2 had a rough week for virtual machines — reliability dropped 13.3 points to 86.7%.</p> <h2> At a glance </h2> <div class="table-wrapper-paragraph"><table> <thead> <tr> <th>Cloud</th> <th>p50</th> <th>p95</th> <th>Reliability</th> <th>Runs</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td><strong>AWS</strong></td> <td>38.4s</td> <td>42.3s</td> <td>100.0%</td> <td>66</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>Azure</strong></td> <td>1m 17s</td> <td>1m 50s</td> <td>95.6%</td> <td>45</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>GCP</strong></td> <td>2m 49s</td> <td>4m 27s</td> <td>100.0%</td> <td>66</td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div> <h2> What changed this week </h2> <ul> <li>▼ Azure westus2: reliability 86.7% (was 100.0%, Δ -13.3 pp)</li> <li>▲ GCP us-west2: p50 latency 2m 20s (was 3m 08s, -25%)</li> </ul> <h2> Regional detail </h2> <h3> AWS </h3> <div class="table-wrapper-paragraph"><table> <thead> <tr> <th>Region</th> <th>p50</th> <th>p95</th> <th>Reliability</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td><code>eu-north-1</code></td> <td>38.0s</td> <td>41.1s</td> <td>100.0%</td> </tr> <tr> <td><code>us-east-1</code></td> <td>39.2s</td> <td>42.4s</td> <td>100.0%</td> </tr> <tr> <td><code>us-west-2</code></td> <td>38.5s</td> <td>41.3s</td> <td>100.0%</td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div> <h3> Azure </h3> <div class="table-wrapper-paragraph"><table> <thead> <tr> <th>Region</th> <th>p50</th> <th>p95</th> <th>Reliability</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td><code>eastus</code></td> <td>1m 23s</td> <td>2m 38s</td> <td>100.0%</td> </tr> <tr> <td><code>northeurope</code></td> <td>1m 15s</td> <td>1m 39s</td> <td>100.0%</td> </tr> <tr> <td><code>westus2</code></td> <td>1m 14s</td> <td>1m 28s</td> <td>86.7%</td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div> <h3> GCP </h3> <div class="table-wrapper-paragraph"><table> <thead> <tr> <th>Region</th> <th>p50</th> <th>p95</th> <th>Reliability</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td><code>europe-north1</code></td> <td>3m 09s</td> <td>4m 48s</td> <td>100.0%</td> </tr> <tr> <td><code>us-east1</code></td> <td>3m 01s</td> <td>3m 59s</td> <td>100.0%</td> </tr> <tr> <td><code>us-west2</code></td> <td>2m 20s</td> <td>4m 00s</td> <td>100.0%</td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div> <h2> Methodology </h2> <p>Synthetic Linux VM provisioning tests with public IP allocation, run continuously across multiple regions. Measured latency is wall-clock time from API request to a successful TCP probe on port 22.</p> <p>All data is collected via <a href="https://piq.appswireless.com/dashboard" rel="noopener noreferrer">ProvisioningIQ</a> — a continuous benchmarking platform that runs synthetic provisioning tests and publishes the results. No estimates, no vendor data; every number above came from a real provisioning attempt.</p> cloud aws azure devops ProvisioningIQ - appswireless Thu, 20 Aug 2026 22:10:27 +0000 https://dev.to/biz_dev_5bfcf2eb4cb185fe9/managed-postgres-databases-across-aws-azure-gcp-weekly-benchmarks-for-aug-13-aug-19-2026-20k5 https://dev.to/biz_dev_5bfcf2eb4cb185fe9/managed-postgres-databases-across-aws-azure-gcp-weekly-benchmarks-for-aug-13-aug-19-2026-20k5 <h2> 🗄️ Managed Postgres Databases — Weekly Provisioning Benchmarks </h2> <p><strong>Window:</strong> Aug 13 – Aug 19, 2026 | <strong>Total runs:</strong> 189</p> <p>AWS us-west-2 led managed postgres databases provisioning this week at p50 5m 09s.</p> <h2> At a glance </h2> <div class="table-wrapper-paragraph"><table> <thead> <tr> <th>Cloud</th> <th>p50</th> <th>p95</th> <th>Reliability</th> <th>Runs</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td><strong>AWS</strong></td> <td>5m 15s</td> <td>5m 34s</td> <td>100.0%</td> <td>63</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>Azure</strong></td> <td>5m 34s</td> <td>5m 41s</td> <td>98.4%</td> <td>63</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>GCP</strong></td> <td>8m 35s</td> <td>9m 48s</td> <td>96.8%</td> <td>63</td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div> <h2> Regional detail </h2> <h3> AWS </h3> <div class="table-wrapper-paragraph"><table> <thead> <tr> <th>Region</th> <th>p50</th> <th>p95</th> <th>Reliability</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td><code>eu-north-1</code></td> <td>5m 13s</td> <td>9m 11s</td> <td>100.0%</td> </tr> <tr> <td><code>us-east-1</code></td> <td>5m 18s</td> <td>5m 28s</td> <td>100.0%</td> </tr> <tr> <td><code>us-west-2</code></td> <td>5m 09s</td> <td>5m 31s</td> <td>100.0%</td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div> <h3> Azure </h3> <div class="table-wrapper-paragraph"><table> <thead> <tr> <th>Region</th> <th>p50</th> <th>p95</th> <th>Reliability</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td><code>eastus2</code></td> <td>5m 33s</td> <td>6m 38s</td> <td>100.0%</td> </tr> <tr> <td><code>northeurope</code></td> <td>5m 37s</td> <td>5m 39s</td> <td>95.2%</td> </tr> <tr> <td><code>westus2</code></td> <td>5m 34s</td> <td>5m 37s</td> <td>100.0%</td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div> <h3> GCP </h3> <div class="table-wrapper-paragraph"><table> <thead> <tr> <th>Region</th> <th>p50</th> <th>p95</th> <th>Reliability</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td><code>europe-north1</code></td> <td>8m 25s</td> <td>9m 26s</td> <td>100.0%</td> </tr> <tr> <td><code>us-east1</code></td> <td>8m 54s</td> <td>10m 03s</td> <td>90.5%</td> </tr> <tr> <td><code>us-west2</code></td> <td>7m 44s</td> <td>8m 56s</td> <td>100.0%</td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div> <h2> Methodology </h2> <p>Managed Postgres instance provisioning, measured from create-DB API call to the database accepting a connection. Includes teardown timing for completeness.</p> <p>All data is collected via <a href="https://piq.appswireless.com/dashboard" rel="noopener noreferrer">ProvisioningIQ</a> — a continuous benchmarking platform that runs synthetic provisioning tests and publishes the results. No estimates, no vendor data; every number above came from a real provisioning attempt.</p> cloud postgres database aws ProvisioningIQ - appswireless Thu, 20 Aug 2026 20:45:31 +0000 https://dev.to/biz_dev_5bfcf2eb4cb185fe9/serverless-containers-across-aws-azure-gcp-weekly-benchmarks-for-aug-13-aug-19-2026-j0p https://dev.to/biz_dev_5bfcf2eb4cb185fe9/serverless-containers-across-aws-azure-gcp-weekly-benchmarks-for-aug-13-aug-19-2026-j0p <h2> 🐳 Serverless Containers — Weekly Provisioning Benchmarks </h2> <p><strong>Window:</strong> Aug 13 – Aug 19, 2026 | <strong>Total runs:</strong> 189</p> <p>GCP us-east1 led serverless containers provisioning this week at p50 9.8s.</p> <h2> At a glance </h2> <div class="table-wrapper-paragraph"><table> <thead> <tr> <th>Cloud</th> <th>p50</th> <th>p95</th> <th>Reliability</th> <th>Runs</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td><strong>AWS</strong></td> <td>20.4s</td> <td>26.2s</td> <td>98.4%</td> <td>63</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>Azure</strong></td> <td>1m 20s</td> <td>1m 57s</td> <td>100.0%</td> <td>63</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>GCP</strong></td> <td>10.9s</td> <td>13.6s</td> <td>100.0%</td> <td>63</td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div> <h2> Regional detail </h2> <h3> AWS </h3> <div class="table-wrapper-paragraph"><table> <thead> <tr> <th>Region</th> <th>p50</th> <th>p95</th> <th>Reliability</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td><code>eu-north-1</code></td> <td>20.9s</td> <td>23.3s</td> <td>95.2%</td> </tr> <tr> <td><code>us-east-1</code></td> <td>17.2s</td> <td>32.5s</td> <td>100.0%</td> </tr> <tr> <td><code>us-west-2</code></td> <td>20.7s</td> <td>26.2s</td> <td>100.0%</td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div> <h3> Azure </h3> <div class="table-wrapper-paragraph"><table> <thead> <tr> <th>Region</th> <th>p50</th> <th>p95</th> <th>Reliability</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td><code>eastus</code></td> <td>1m 19s</td> <td>1m 58s</td> <td>100.0%</td> </tr> <tr> <td><code>northeurope</code></td> <td>1m 21s</td> <td>1m 53s</td> <td>100.0%</td> </tr> <tr> <td><code>westus2</code></td> <td>1m 20s</td> <td>1m 54s</td> <td>100.0%</td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div> <h3> GCP </h3> <div class="table-wrapper-paragraph"><table> <thead> <tr> <th>Region</th> <th>p50</th> <th>p95</th> <th>Reliability</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td><code>europe-north1</code></td> <td>11.3s</td> <td>13.1s</td> <td>100.0%</td> </tr> <tr> <td><code>us-east1</code></td> <td>9.8s</td> <td>18.6s</td> <td>100.0%</td> </tr> <tr> <td><code>us-west2</code></td> <td>10.1s</td> <td>11.5s</td> <td>100.0%</td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div> <h2> Methodology </h2> <p>Cold-start serverless container deployments measured from API submit to a successful HTTP probe. Tests run continuously across multiple regions per provider.</p> <p>All data is collected via <a href="https://piq.appswireless.com/dashboard" rel="noopener noreferrer">ProvisioningIQ</a> — a continuous benchmarking platform that runs synthetic provisioning tests and publishes the results. No estimates, no vendor data; every number above came from a real provisioning attempt.</p> cloud serverless aws devops ProvisioningIQ - appswireless Thu, 20 Aug 2026 19:03:05 +0000 https://dev.to/biz_dev_5bfcf2eb4cb185fe9/virtual-machines-across-aws-azure-gcp-weekly-benchmarks-for-aug-13-aug-19-2026-2edc https://dev.to/biz_dev_5bfcf2eb4cb185fe9/virtual-machines-across-aws-azure-gcp-weekly-benchmarks-for-aug-13-aug-19-2026-2edc <h2> 🖥️ Virtual Machines — Weekly Provisioning Benchmarks </h2> <p><strong>Window:</strong> Aug 13 – Aug 19, 2026 | <strong>Total runs:</strong> 189</p> <p>GCP us-west2 sped up — virtual machines latency improved 25% week-over-week.</p> <h2> At a glance </h2> <div class="table-wrapper-paragraph"><table> <thead> <tr> <th>Cloud</th> <th>p50</th> <th>p95</th> <th>Reliability</th> <th>Runs</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td><strong>AWS</strong></td> <td>39.1s</td> <td>43.7s</td> <td>100.0%</td> <td>63</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>Azure</strong></td> <td>1m 16s</td> <td>2m 06s</td> <td>96.8%</td> <td>63</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>GCP</strong></td> <td>3m 00s</td> <td>4m 22s</td> <td>100.0%</td> <td>63</td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div> <h2> What changed this week </h2> <ul> <li>▲ GCP us-west2: p50 latency 2m 45s (was 3m 41s, -25%)</li> <li>▼ Azure westus2: reliability 90.5% (was 100.0%, Δ -9.5 pp)</li> </ul> <h2> Regional detail </h2> <h3> AWS </h3> <div class="table-wrapper-paragraph"><table> <thead> <tr> <th>Region</th> <th>p50</th> <th>p95</th> <th>Reliability</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td><code>eu-north-1</code></td> <td>38.8s</td> <td>41.1s</td> <td>100.0%</td> </tr> <tr> <td><code>us-east-1</code></td> <td>39.4s</td> <td>46.5s</td> <td>100.0%</td> </tr> <tr> <td><code>us-west-2</code></td> <td>39.1s</td> <td>41.3s</td> <td>100.0%</td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div> <h3> Azure </h3> <div class="table-wrapper-paragraph"><table> <thead> <tr> <th>Region</th> <th>p50</th> <th>p95</th> <th>Reliability</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td><code>eastus</code></td> <td>1m 22s</td> <td>1m 59s</td> <td>100.0%</td> </tr> <tr> <td><code>northeurope</code></td> <td>1m 15s</td> <td>1m 40s</td> <td>100.0%</td> </tr> <tr> <td><code>westus2</code></td> <td>1m 10s</td> <td>2m 15s</td> <td>90.5%</td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div> <h3> GCP </h3> <div class="table-wrapper-paragraph"><table> <thead> <tr> <th>Region</th> <th>p50</th> <th>p95</th> <th>Reliability</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td><code>europe-north1</code></td> <td>3m 12s</td> <td>4m 50s</td> <td>100.0%</td> </tr> <tr> <td><code>us-east1</code></td> <td>3m 14s</td> <td>4m 00s</td> <td>100.0%</td> </tr> <tr> <td><code>us-west2</code></td> <td>2m 45s</td> <td>3m 42s</td> <td>100.0%</td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div> <h2> Methodology </h2> <p>Synthetic Linux VM provisioning tests with public IP allocation, run continuously across multiple regions. Measured latency is wall-clock time from API request to a successful TCP probe on port 22.</p> <p>All data is collected via <a href="https://piq.appswireless.com/dashboard" rel="noopener noreferrer">ProvisioningIQ</a> — a continuous benchmarking platform that runs synthetic provisioning tests and publishes the results. No estimates, no vendor data; every number above came from a real provisioning attempt.</p> cloud aws azure devops