Pretty much exactly this (I've posted this statement nearly word for word several times in response to articles like this). Basically EC2 or Rackspace Cloud, et

Pretty much exactly this (I've posted this statement nearly word for word several times in response to articles like this). Basically EC2 or Rackspace Cloud, etc. are very good for small startups running a handful or two of instances, or really large companies that need hundreds/thousands of instances under which scenario hardware might very well be the more expensive option.