David Gewirtz
for DIY-IT
| August 16, 2021 — 11:24 GMT (12:24 BST)
| Topic: Cloud
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My first corporate web server, set up before the days of “the cloud” and AWS, cost my company nearly $10,000 and months of time. Not only did we have to order and pay for the entire machine, we had to wait for its delivery, configure it, run wires, and find a place on our rack for it. Then we had to pipe a dedicated T-1 link into our offices, a process that was unbearably frustrating and time consuming, not to mention costly.
And the beast in the closet spewed heat like a dragon, and it ate parts for snacks.
You may work with one provider for three, four, five years, or more. But if you’re running a site for the long haul, it’s rare to stick with one hosting provider unless you simply have no way out. So, planning to be able to switch is useful.
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David Gewirtz
for DIY-IT
| August 16, 2021 — 11:24 GMT (12:24 BST)
| Topic: Cloud