Of course it's relevant... Any time you're considering moving a large chunk of data to a remote datacenter, it makes sense to do the math and determine whether

Of course it's relevant... Any time you're considering moving a large chunk of data to a remote datacenter, it makes sense to do the math and determine whether it's faster/more cost-effective to move the data there digitally or physically. Why do you think AWS allows you to ship them your portable storage? http://aws.amazon.com/importexport/ http://aws.amazon.com/importexport/