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also, seemingly everyone neglects to calculate these comparisons based on EC2's reserved (heavy utilization) pricing. this brings the hard costs much closer. (

by mh- 13y ago

also, seemingly everyone neglects to calculate these comparisons based on EC2's reserved (heavy utilization) pricing. this brings the hard costs much closer. (but doesn't close the gap entirely.)

imbriaco 13y ago
Indeed, and you can almost certainly buy a server for the cost of the reservation. Don't get me wrong, EC2 is an amazingly useful platform and it has been a game changer for our industry in a lot of ways. Improved hosting economics isn't generally one of them.