>When a solution requires running a server, I mentally count it as much more expensive than if it's done locally and synchronously. Are you comparing server vs

>When a solution requires running a server, I mentally count it as much more expensive than if it's done locally and synchronously. Are you comparing server vs local desktop software? The author's article is actually comparing server-SaaS vs server-on-premise (or server-self-managed-cloud-vm-container).