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Re:We use our own hardware at Fastmail by swiftcoder on Sunday December 22, 2024 @02:55PM (#42488616)
As an early-stage startup?

Your spend in the first year on AWS is going to be very close to zero for something like a SaaS shop.

Nor can you possibly scale in-house baremetal fast enough if you hit the fabled hockey stick growth. By the time you sign a colocation contract and order hardware, your day in the sun may be over.

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