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Cloud computing users don't care---modulo network latency and, to some extent, national laws regarding data privacy and seizure of servers---where their servers
by jloughry 11y ago
Cloud computing users don't care---modulo network latency and, to some extent, national laws regarding data privacy and seizure of servers---where their servers are physically located. When it's summer in the northern hemisphere, it's winter in the southern; I'm sure they're looking at South America too.
- wmf 11y agoSure, but I don't think the provider can afford to buy servers and only run them for half the year.
- dzhiurgis 11y agoInternational speeds on a consumer grade line are usually crap, around 10% of declared speed. This could be a supplement for existing systems, perhaps even a backup or to serve some use spikes. But definitely not a replacement.
- toomuchtodo 11y agoThis is best suited for async workloads (think EC2 spot instances or cpu intensive distributed computing tasks) where network performance isn't critical.