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> The first approach will be significantly cheaper if using the cloud. Only if you're regularly scaling down to zero (AKA too few paying customers to stay in b
by lelanthran 3y ago
> The first approach will be significantly cheaper if using the cloud.
Only if you're regularly scaling down to zero (AKA too few paying customers to stay in business).
> only incompetent businesses would deliberately not choose to use something better suited.
There's a time and place for both approaches. If you're serving anywhere near the number of users needed to show a profit, spot instances are extremely expensive.
- threeseed 3y agoIgnoring managed services: Spot instances are the cheapest types of instances you can get. Auto-scaling the smallest compute instances for your use case is the most efficient architecture you can get. It doesn't matter what time or place it is. These are facts that you can check for yourself on AWS/GCP etc cost calculators.