Am 14.12.2012 11:00, schrieb Grant: >> > 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
I'd be grateful if anyone can point me at a well conducted study on that topic. Until then I just say that my anecdotal evidence shows the opposite: My cheap-ass virtual server has an uptime of 492 days with only minor, previously announced network outages. During the same time, Amazon EC2 had what, 3 or 4 major outages? Regards, Florian Philipp
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