[support] Cloud pricing estimates

[Ryan LeTulle]

For me there are other costs associated with dedicated like backing up,
co-location fees etc.  These are what drive the cost up.
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On Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 9:57 AM, Ryan LeTulle <bayousoft at gmail.com> wrote:

> Nope I read and understood:
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> I've not seen what you describe occur in practice.  In my experience the
> costs of a dedicated server are much higher than cloud.  I run both.
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> On Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 9:53 AM, Earnie Boyd <earnie at users.sourceforge.net>wrote:
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>> Ryan LeTulle wrote:
>> > IMO A huge benefit is being able to upsize memory and processor only
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>> > That is not possible with a dedicated server.
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>> You must not have read:
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>> >> they can afford it.  The two dedicated servers can be cloud enabled for
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>> If the cost of the cloud service is by time then it can quickly become
>> more than the cost of a dedicated server depending on use of course.
>> But if you're not using it much then you don't need cloud services
>> anyway and if you are using it much then two dedicated servers that act
>> as your dedicated cloud is more beneficial.
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>> Earnie
>> -- http://progw.com
>> -- http://www.for-my-kids.com
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