Comment by preseinger
3 years ago
bare metal has high capex and low opex
cloud vms have low capex and high opex
which one is more expensive is a function of many variables
3 years ago
bare metal has high capex and low opex
cloud vms have low capex and high opex
which one is more expensive is a function of many variables
to get decent prices for cloud you need to commit to 3 years of usage upfront, and if you do that then it's about the same price as buying the hardware outright.
Otherwise it's three times more expensive.