Re:The cost of cloud, a trillion dollar paradox
by taneq on Thursday May 27, 2021 @06:55PM
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The mining companies I work with often hire equipment semi-permanently instead of buying it. It’s an insane cash crop for the hire companies because the payback time on the equipment is a few months and then it’s pure profit, but apparently a $700/week car rental payment is easier to get through accounts than a one off $50k purchase.
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Re:The cost of cloud, a trillion dollar paradox
by tibiahurried on Thursday May 27, 2021 @06:59PM
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Well I guess by renting they can get the latest and greatest machine available instead of dealing with an old machine bought say 5 years prior. If the machine breaks, well you just get another one. No maintenance cost for the company.
I mean it depends. Buy it is not always the best thing to do. Renting may be more convenient sometime.
Re:The cost of cloud, a trillion dollar paradox
by taneq on Friday May 28, 2021 @11:40AM
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You'd hope so but these are the same machines on site that have been there for years and they're still paying the same per week for them. It literally just comes down to the capex/opex dilemma, individual caps on expenditure without review, and lack of motivation to improve efficiency if it doesn't land in their pocket from everyone else.