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Re:Dropbox saved almost $75M over two years by moving out of... by portent on Sunday February 25, 2018 @09:08AM (#16459008)
A good option can be to use your own data center for base load, and on top of that use AWS for traffic spikes. That way you still have the flexibility to adapt quickly but at a lower cost, once you reach a certain scale.
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Re:Dropbox saved almost $75M over two years by moving out of... by gaius on Sunday February 25, 2018 @02:34PM (#16460704)
use your own data center for base load, and on top of that use AWS for traffic spike

Much easier to go hybrid on Azure, at least until AWS and vSphere integration is ready for prime time

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