Many assume AWS is the lowest cost solution. Well it depends on what you are doing. If you are running a consistent load it could be 70% cheaper to run your own hw in a colocation space. GigaOm has a post on this topic.
Want to reduce your cloud costs 70 percent? Here’s how
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SUMMARY:The answer will surprise you. Colocation can be a much better option than cloud for certain types of applications. Read on to see why.
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This makes the total annual cost look as follows:
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Disclosure: I work for GigaOm Research as a freelance analyst in my spare time.