> "More often than not, you are still overpaying on AWS vs a simple leased server" Sorry, didn't explain myself properly: that's exactly my point. Unless you h

> "More often than not, you are still overpaying on AWS vs a simple leased server" Sorry, didn't explain myself properly: that's exactly my point. Unless you have enough scale to enjoy the benefits of on-demand shrink/grow, you're better off with offers like the one you posted or even other cloud providers like DO. A good thing about AWS is that it ended up forcing down prices for leased servers.