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Serious question, why build a 10K$ machine like this rather than just spinning up some AWS instances? -edit- I know you mention wanting to pay for electricity r
by karmicthreat 10y ago
Serious question, why build a 10K$ machine like this rather than just spinning up some AWS instances? -edit- I know you mention wanting to pay for electricity rather than AWS. But that doesn't necessarily make financial sense.
- j_s 10y agoMany prioritize protecting their data, eliminating the possibility of using the cloud. This is usually a business use case though rather than personal.
- dsacco 10y agoThis is correct. I handle my own (daily) backups as a result, which are end-to-end encrypted from the machine.
- fjdlwlv 10y agoIf it's a business use case severe enough that you can't trust AWS, you aren't going to wast time scraping together a cheap $1K or even $10K build while your $1K-$10K/day team is idle. You'll go looking for accessible powerful systems, and be willing to replace hardware as needed.
- kordless 10y agoThis rationale is exactly what the AWS team has seeded in the community. I think it's time we quit parroting an inevitable conclusion that all things will and must go to the cloud.