If you plan to use a small, fixed number of servers and run them 24/7, then EC2 probably will not save you much. It may even be more expensive. The price adva

If you plan to use a small, fixed number of servers and run them 24/7, then EC2 probably will not save you much. It may even be more expensive. The price advantage works best for tasks that need flexibility. Sites that alternate between high demand and low demand, periodic or one-off processing intensive tasks where a 24/7 server is overkill-- that's where you really see the benefits of EC2.