Wikipedia is one of the largest sites on the internet, and (to my knowledge) they are not running their own data centers. > outsourcing infrastructure to cloud

Wikipedia is one of the largest sites on the internet, and (to my knowledge) they are not running their own data centers. > outsourcing infrastructure to cloud Paying for AWS or building a data center are not the only two options. There are many co-location providers, there are dedicated firms with the expertise to run a data center for you...