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Looks to be about $5/Month cheaper, based on this page: https://cloud.google.com/compute/all-pricing#n2_machine_types https://cloud.google.com/compute/all-pric

by kart23 7y ago

Looks to be about $5/Month cheaper, based on this page: https://cloud.google.com/compute/all-pricing#n2_machine_types https://cloud.google.com/compute/all-pricing#n2_machine_type... Jeez, I didn't realize how expensive cloud compute was. I always wondered why my school still has a datacenter. Having your own servers still makes sense for a lot of orgs.

acdha 7y ago
It’s a question of how dynamic your usage is and how much the better security and management features save you. If you have very consistent workloads with little idle hardware and modest admin needs you can beat cloud environments even with reservations but usually when I see the numbers it means major costs like staffing or power / HVAC aren’t being factored in.
anthony_doan 7y ago
It's also expensive to get data out of cloud too. Getting data in is easy but getting it out will cost you.