I'm using EC2 for all my new deploys. I've found it awesome so far— really fast, and extremely easy to set up new instances.
Ben On 08/07/2009, at 6:28 PM, Mike Bailey wrote: > > On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 4:47 PM, Joshua Partogi<[email protected] > > wrote: >> Because IMHO that EC2 plan is only suitable if >> you're not running 24/7 webapp. Otherwise I can not see what I'll >> be gaining >> instead of just using VPS. > > You're right that an app that's doesn't need to run 24 hours a day can > be cheaper on ec2. > > The prices are comparable for 24x7 though. > > Slicehost charge $130 for a 2GB slice. > Amazon ec2 charge $72 for a 1.7GB slice but you pay for bandwidth > separately. > > So in many cases, the monthly cost will work out about the same. > > The products are *very* different though. You need to work out which > one is best suited to your needs. > > - Mike > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby or Rails Oceania" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rails-oceania?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
