> > Would everyone here be in favor of a dedicated server over a cloud > > server from a host with good cloud infrastructure? The cloud server > > concept is amazing but from what I'm reading a dedicated server at the > > same price point far outperforms it. > > > > - Grant > > Last time I did the calculation, a dedicated or normal virtualized > infrastructure was more cost effective as long as you could accurately > predict the performance you need. > > Cloud services only really help if you need a high dynamic range > regarding scale and performance, e.g. a service that could get a lot of > new users very fast or is only really active for short time spans.
Doesn't a good cloud server also have potentially higher availability compared to dedicated? - Grant
