<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_extra">My math will have to be redone as prices have changed a lot, but 3 years ago I found that when you get enough 24/7 active machines to justify 2 racks (35+ Us, not counting switches/etc), you are better off (economically) with your own DC, lower than that most clouds are cheaper, specially if can destroy/down unused instances off hours.</div>
<div class="gmail_extra"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">Again this was just a dollar and cents comparison, many other factors might weigh in on the decision. It is nice to scale up/down in a matter of minutes, but that depends a lot on your business needs.</div>
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