I don't think people argue solely on hardware specs, you should count the mainte...

powertower · on Oct 27, 2011

The majority of that market is getting VPSs or renting dedicated boxes. There is no hardware maintenance or related salaries.

Even for multiple boxes, you call up your provider, and order a cage with hardware filled. They'll provide everything.

95% of "Cloud" is just a new marketing term for VPS.

rhizome · on Oct 28, 2011

Any technical founder or CTO should be able to administer an application box and have some DBA skills.