The business model can be the overriding factor. If you're selling to Fortune 500 firms, they will require you to allocate them their own database and applicati

The business model can be the overriding factor. If you're selling to Fortune 500 firms, they will require you to allocate them their own database and application servers. But if you're selling to small/medium business you're in more of a volume business and you can't justify the expense at that price-point.