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Electricity plus some small premium should be tenable under any market condition. At least it works for public clouds so far even as hardware prices have fluctu
by d110af5ccf 5y ago
Electricity plus some small premium should be tenable under any market condition. At least it works for public clouds so far even as hardware prices have fluctuated over time. There will likely always be someone who'd rather briefly rent than buy.
I do wonder if what's charged for electricity and premium can be competitive with large data centers in the long run. Amazon already has spot pricing. I expect it would be favorable for consumers with cheap electricity or who are already paying to heat their house.
I also wonder what effect renewables increasing electricity spot price volatility might have on this market in the future.
- paxys 5y agoPublic clouds have economies of scale, reliability and capacity all working in their favor. There's a reason there has never been a market for renting out spare CPU cycles or hard disk space or any other resource piecemeal from your computer.