I have many php servers in the cloud, and a few witango. Best decision I ever made for several reasons.
Cost I can easily adjust the instance size to meet the needs of the app(s) and so only pay for what I need. No maintenance on hardware. Uptime witango runs just fine on EC2 WinSvr2003r2 machines. Uptime is amazing, you just deal with the normal witango type crashes and issues. Cool factor This part has been interesting, but clients have heard of the cloud, and if you are not there, it is a bit harder to sell if they know about it. When I explain the cloud, and how my systems work, and scalability, and uptime, yada, yada, it is a major selling point. I came from a Colo facility that I maintained with my own hardware for years. I am never going back. Its a steep learning curve, but well worth the effort. Anyone need some extra servers? ;-) -- Robert Garcia President - BigHead Technology VP Application Development - eventpix.com 15520 Coutelenc Rd Magalia, Ca 95954 ph: 530.645.4040 x222 fax: 530.645.4040 [email protected] - [email protected] http://bighead.net/ - http://eventpix.com/ On Oct 29, 2010, at 1:19 PM, Mikal Anderson wrote: > Hello List -- > > I'm thinking of transferring my Witango servers to the Cloud. > > Has anyone on the list worked out the economics of setting up virtual > servers in the cloud vs. other options (such as maintaining an existing > server room or switching to a traditional hosting company)? > > Conclusions, hunches or thoughts as to how cloud computing pencils out? > > Is Amazon the only game in town or has anyone tried the other cloud > service providers? > > Thanks in advance for any insight into this topic. > > Mikal > > > > ---------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from this list, please send an email to [email protected] > with "unsubscribe witango-talk" in the body. > ---------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from this list, please send an email to [email protected] with "unsubscribe witango-talk" in the body.
