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There are significant benefits to using AWS or a similar service, even when handling traffics loads large enough to justify the investment in bare metal. For st
by giaour 11y ago
There are significant benefits to using AWS or a similar service, even when handling traffics loads large enough to justify the investment in bare metal. For starters, you can scale your infrastructure up and down as needed.
- stephenr 11y agoAt the scale where you run your own dc you can save just as much by owning the hardware and using smart virtualisation to put unused physical resources into standby/low power mode. Amazon didn't invent virtual infrastructure that adjusts dynamically based on load.