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Puzzle for HN though, surely as interest rates go UP, the business case for investing in your own hardware is WORSE? So you would expect the current trend to b
by xyzzy123 4y ago
Puzzle for HN though, surely as interest rates go UP, the business case for investing in your own hardware is WORSE?
So you would expect the current trend to be to IN to cloud, right? Unless you're sitting on talent to turn data centers into gold (which, you're probably not, maybe DHH is, I do feel there's some risk DHH is overestimating his co-workers long term hardware support enthusiasm, I guess we will find out over the next few years?).
If you're at the point where exiting cloud makes sense for you - that's cool and not unthinkable, depends what you're doing, and at what scale. Bandwidth is a big one...
- sacnoradhq 4y agoEBGP-level traffic across existing metro dark fiber is a relatively cheap, fixed cost and unmetered. Electricity and rack space are what cost $$$ in semi/managed colos. Clouds are a marketing MacGuffin for people who don't understand what things cost or entail.
- xyzzy123 4y agoYes, I meant that bandwidth is very expensive in cloud.