I have many dedicated servers for client production systems. I have found it is cheaper than a virtual private server. I also feel I have more control over t

I have many dedicated servers for client production systems. I have found it is cheaper than a virtual private server. I also feel I have more control over the infrastructure. However I do use online backup services like tarsnap for Disaster recovery. I also have dedicated replacement hardware in case of a failure. Really the answer to your question is: it depends. Some times a virtual cloud server makes sense, sometimes a on premise server running kubernetes is the answer. I would recommend you look at how you will need to scale in the future and not paint yourself into a corner. If you do on premises correctly migrating to a cloud server is painless and vise versa