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
>
> >


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