> This prevents the best cost-saving measure in the cloud: turning it all off. However, the cost calculation is weird when you factor that 2 hours of cloud "on

> This prevents the best cost-saving measure in the cloud: turning it all off. However, the cost calculation is weird when you factor that 2 hours of cloud "on" can often pay for an entire day of "on" for a normal server. All else being equal, which I'm aware is a contentious/controversial notion in of itself, even if I personally believe the colo costs for headcount are often greatly overestimated.