The cloud is great for scaling indeed, but a cheap Intel V4 server with 44 cores from Ebay for $2000 can handle a shit ton of traffic too. If I were building a

The cloud is great for scaling indeed, but a cheap Intel V4 server with 44 cores from Ebay for $2000 can handle a shit ton of traffic too. If I were building a new business, I would use both cloud and colo. But I do understand that everyone don't have that luxury.