Scale down-to/up-from zero is a helluva drug. You're describing poor engineering within the cloud itself. If you're using cloud, use it for the right things. Co

Scale down-to/up-from zero is a helluva drug. You're describing poor engineering within the cloud itself. If you're using cloud, use it for the right things. Container-as-a-service is awesome. SaaS databases are nifty. Build up your startup on the cloud, then save costs by migrating off.