The Cloud Is Just Someone Else's Computerby Jeff Atwood of Coding Horror
"Given the prevalence and maturity of cloud providers, it's even a little controversial these days to colocate actual servers.
colocating mini-pcs
you pay almost three times as much for a cloud server.
if you do have need for dedicated computing resources over a period of years, then building your own small personal cloud, with machines you actually own, is not only one third the cost but also … kinda cool?"
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