Pro: lots of people seem to think it is the only way Con: lots of people seem to think it is the only way Fact of the matter: running cloud infrastructures is

Pro: lots of people seem to think it is the only way Con: lots of people seem to think it is the only way Fact of the matter: running cloud infrastructures is as complicated, if not more complicated, than simply creating and hosting your own data center. The propaganda is thiiiick and those being told the cloud is not the only solution literally melt down when proven wrong. I've created server clusters, co-lo'ed them and maintained them through years, and ddos attacks and more - and I just figured it out, probably just like anyone working in the cloud. But, and this is a HUGE BUT, the monthoto-month expence of owning a cluster is merely the co-lo cabinet, for me that was $600 for a full cabinet. This is in contrast to the same setup at AWS is $96K per month. No brainer if you ask me.