Having done both rack server and cloud... I honestly prefer the rack server. Power is cheap in my area, we have fiber, and I like being able to buy an SSD on A

Having done both rack server and cloud... I honestly prefer the rack server. Power is cheap in my area, we have fiber, and I like being able to buy an SSD on Amazon for $100 and walk over and slide it in without having to pay an ongoing increased monthly rate. Uptime isn't as good but that's fine if the stuff isn't critical.