There and Back Again, an EC2 MySQL Cluster
by Clay vanSchalkwijk on January 26, 2009
Limitations of EC2 as a web platform: Price- An m1.xlarge instance will run you ~$600 with data transfer costs. Managed hosting solutions run cheaper especially if you plan on purchasing in bulk. The grid is designed for on-demand computation and (…)
Is Amazon’s EC2 right for you?
by Justin Leider on January 26, 2009
I’ve been asked this and similar questions quite a bit lately. But before I delve into the answer to this I want to lay the foundation and ask you a question. This one question should play a large part in (…)