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> Nobody seriously uses AWS/GCP/Azure to have a couple VMs or dedicated servers alone. Most of my clients do just that - just EC2 on AWS. Ofcourse, my experie
by mhaberl 4y ago
> Nobody seriously uses AWS/GCP/Azure to have a couple VMs or dedicated servers alone.
Most of my clients do just that - just EC2 on AWS.
Ofcourse, my experience may not represent average case, but it is certainly not "nobody". I believe that most do it because AWS/Azure is the "safe option".
Choosing AWS/Azure is the modern version of "Nobody ever gets fired for buying IBM".
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I just recently tried Hertzner myself and I love the experience for now. I am aware that I am comparing apples and oranges here but; Hertzners UI is just so fast and simple compared to AWS and the pricing is great. Even their invoices are clean and understandable.
- daydream 4y agoLots of companies do this even some big ones. Mitigating vendor lock-in is a big reason. Using what’s effectively simple VMs makes it much easier to pick up and go elsewhere. Not all businesses decide that’s a risk worth mitigating, but some do.
- nordsieck 4y ago> Most of my clients do just that - just EC2 on AWS. Ofcourse, my experience may not represent average case, but it is certainly not "nobody". I believe that most do it because AWS/Azure is the "safe option". If they're going to do that... why not at least choose Lightsail?
- Moissanite 4y agoLightsail lacks any VPC or Security Group controls - these are typically the first things I miss when using plain servers at a VPS provider.