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We're moving to AWS for our next release, managed by Rackspace. Had the same philosophy as you for years, and have saved a lot of money with DIY (maybe in the
by Scirra_Tom 10y ago
We're moving to AWS for our next release, managed by Rackspace. Had the same philosophy as you for years, and have saved a lot of money with DIY (maybe in the tens of thousands).
Turns out server admin is not my skillset, and it's caused problems, headaches and risks in the past.
I consider the additional cost going forwards in effect as our next hire and an important one. For small startups looking to save money DIY can be a good option, but moving onto the cloud at a later date can be a big burden.
- imaginenore 10y agoYou still need a server admin, cloud or not. It's not like there's a magic button in the cloud that replaces an admin.
- dexterdog 10y agoA good cloud admin can manage far more in less time in the cloud
- Scirra_Tom 10y agoYep, which is why we have Rackspace actively managing our cloud setup
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- foxylad 10y agoAppengine (and I believe Elastic Beanstalk) are those magic buttons. I've used Appengine for years, and have loved not having to worry about patching, OS upgrades, scaling or redundancy. If you're a small shop, this lets you concentrate on your core product instead of your systems. And by "small shop", I really mean "pretty big shop" - you're going to be a globally significant player before your Appengine charges get near a sysadmin's salary.
- bluedino 10y agoI can't imagine Rackspace managing anything being a positive
- Scirra_Tom 10y agoThey seem great so far!
- jeffbarr 10y agoWelcome aboard!
- Scirra_Tom 10y agoThanks!