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The right tool for the right workload... If you only need five servers on the net, VPS' make sense (cheap, easy to spin new ones, etc...). If you need 10, phy

The right tool for the right workload... If you only need five servers on the net, VPS' make sense (cheap, easy to spin new ones, etc...). If you need 10, physicals (aka dedicated), might make sense. They're cheaper per Ghz, but take longer and need more skills to bring online. Nees more? Colo might make sense. Also, as you expand to physicals and colo, using some of the other options for specific needs might make sense.

greendata 13y ago
This is the correct path. Also, something like Heroku or google app engine can be a first step if you have only one developer for front/backend/"dev ops". I prefer a VPS like like Linode as a first step but there is some specialized knowledge involved in setting up and maintaining a VPS correctly. For the business person: - Heroku first (if your dev hasn't setup a VPS, dedicated server before) - Once something like Heroku starts costing you more than $500 a month, it's time to pay to move it to a VPS like Linode or digital ocean (new than Linode but cheaper). You can start out with just a server for the app and one for the DB