> launching a database instance is far easier than managing disk based storage yourself Look, it comes down to what you, the developer are comfortable with. I

> launching a database instance is far easier than managing disk based storage yourself Look, it comes down to what you, the developer are comfortable with. If you know and are comfortable with running something like postgres in the cloud, then go for it. Some of us prefer to not. Similarly, not all of us nuke the entire filesystem on every deploy :)