Entry-level Xeons are ridiculously cheap and powerful nowadays. Our infrastructure went from $5000/server (Netburst era) to $1200 nowadays. And even for smalle

Entry-level Xeons are ridiculously cheap and powerful nowadays. Our infrastructure went from $5000/server (Netburst era) to $1200 nowadays. And even for smaller purposes, x86 SoCs are getting good, like PCEngines' 6-12W APU boards that serve nicely as routers/firewalls.