[support] Cloud pricing estimates

[Ryan LeTulle]

IMO A huge benefit is being able to upsize memory and processor only when
necessary.

That is not possible with a dedicated server.
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On Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 9:00 AM, Earnie Boyd <earnie at users.sourceforge.net>wrote:

> Ms. Nancy Wichmann wrote:
> > There should be advantages in reliability (uptime) and scalability (many
> servers) and speed (geographic diversity). I can't say that I have seen any
> evidence in my minimal exposure that any of that actually happens.
> >
>
> I don't see this happening ever because of the expense cost to price
> ratio unless you go with someone like Google or some other equally large
> company and then the price to income ratio will hit you big time.
> Really, I would suggest that your client look to dedicated servers when
> they can afford it.  The two dedicated servers can be cloud enabled for
> their use.
>
> The benefit of cloud for the lessor priced hosting providers is to
> themselves.  They don't have to work as hard to provide you with the
> same services and can propagate the work via cloud technology to other
> equipment when one becomes overloaded.  It is also a name thrower for
> clout advertising.  Everyone must do as they're neighbor does kind of
> thing.  It's new, and sounds exciting so I must have it which makes it
> misused and abused.
>
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