Centralization is usually cheaper and easier to manage. Don't decentralize because it seems "the in thing". There are exceptions, but they are relatively rare.

Centralization is usually cheaper and easier to manage. Don't decentralize because it seems "the in thing". There are exceptions, but they are relatively rare. Everyone wants to grow to the size of Facebook, Amazon, etc., but the unpleasant truth is you probably won't, and pre-scaling is wasteful.