I generally turn my stuff on "as needed", which means it does come into the viable range for me. I definitely wouldn't be looking at this model if I still had my AD DC and DataNow appliance running 24/7, I agree it's no good for those who want things running permanently.
On 2 December 2013 17:10, Andrew S. Baker <[email protected]> wrote: > I've thought about it on several occasions, but it hasn't worked out as a > cost effective option for my use cases. > > I have two VM host servers, 6TB of iSCSI SAN storage, 8 full-time VMs, and > 4-8 other VMs that get created for testing, etc. > > Backups are scripted, so I don't have to think about it a whole lot beyond > looking at my logs, and I have no other ongoing costs but electricity > (which I would have to some degree anyway). > > My last hardware failure (in 2009) is what led me to to double up the VM > host servers, so now I could run all my critical VMs on just one of the > hosts, if necessary. > > I cannot see a scenario that will trump that flexibility for me, > especially now that my broadband speeds are back in the 4-6mbps range (down > from 20-25mbps range) > > Regards, > > > > > > > > > *ASB **http://XeeMe.com/AndrewBaker* <http://xeeme.com/AndrewBaker> > *Providing Virtual CIO Services (IT Operations & Information Security) for > the SMB market…* > > > > > On Mon, Dec 2, 2013 at 11:53 AM, James Rankin <[email protected]>wrote: > >> I am thinking of migrating my home lab "to the cloud" and was wondering >> if anyone has done so. I've been looking at Amazon and Azure - Amazon have >> more in the way of "free" micro-instances to get you up and running, but >> Azure seems a helluva lot cheaper overall. Has anyone gone this route (or >> similar)? I am sick and tired of doing backups of VMs and data, being >> crippled by hardware failures, spending lots of time maintaining the lab >> itself, etc. and was wondering if anyone has any pointers to share around >> possible migration to an online service? >> >> Cheers, >> >> >> >> -- >> *James Rankin* >> Technical Consultant (ACA, CCA, MCTS) >> http://appsensebigot.blogspot.co.uk >> > > -- *James Rankin* Technical Consultant (ACA, CCA, MCTS) http://appsensebigot.blogspot.co.uk
