On Thu, Jul 31, 2008 at 8:43 PM, Paul Norton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Bob La Quey wrote: > >> I am considering using Amazon Web Services for hosting what could be a >> rapidly growing service to a major corporation but I want to explore >> other alternatives as well. > > I would not. AWS is now a big home for bots and spammers. Amazon doesn't > seem to care. Also, if you think this thing will really grow, getting your > own gear and hosting for real in a colo will cost you less especially with > regards to your ROI. > > - Paul
The big problem with that is predicting the growth. If one knows that explosive growth is possible, but not certain, then how does one know how big a system to build? And who will act as the system admin for this thing? At Amazon I can expect a certain level of functionality as a given. If I colo I must provide that functionality. That way, to my mind, lies madness. My energies are not going to be devoted to providing a job for system admins. I would rather someone competent, like say Amazon, or any of another large employers of such folk, do that job. Also I am not certain why I am supposed to care what other services, bots and spammers, Amazon hosts. You might care to elaborate. You might as well say, don't use the net, it is full of bots and spammers. BobLQ "This could be the start of an useful dialog. Or not." -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
