*"We recently added a new backup machine with a crappy CPU, little RAM, and 24 2...

MichaelApproved on Oct 27, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: Why We Moved Off The Cloud

"We recently added a new backup machine with a crappy CPU, little RAM, and 24 2TB drives in a hardware RAID 6 configuration. You can’t get that from a cloud provider and if you find something similar it’s going to cost an order of magnitude more than what we’re paying."

I tend to agree with his points but, for back ups the cloud is perfect. If he stayed in the cloud, he wouldn't even need the server in question.

omfg on Oct 27, 2011 [–]

That's assuming the per GB monthly charge works out cheaper than the up front investment in a machine like that. Which these days is rather small.